Vertebral Column

Question 1

atlas vertebra

Answer 1

1st cervical vertebra

Question 2

auricular surface (for ilium)

Answer 2

Ear-shaped surface of upper pelvic bone

Question 3

axis vertebra

Answer 3

2nd cervical vertebra, around which atlas rotates

Question 4

body

Answer 4

Weight-supporting portion of vertebrae

Question 5

cervical vertebrae (I-VII)

Answer 5

7 vertebrae of the neck

Question 6

coccyx (coccygeal vertebrae)

Answer 6

Tailbone; made up of 3-5 fused vertebrae

Question 7

costal facet

Answer 7

Surface of thoracic vertebrae where ribs attach

Question 8

inferior articulating process

Answer 8

Downward-projecting bone plate that joins vertebrae

Question 9

intervertebral disc

Answer 9

Fibrous, cartilaginous tissue between vertebral bodies

Question 10

intervertebral foramen

Answer 10

Opening between vertebrae for passage of nerves

Question 11

lumbar vertebrae (I-V)

Answer 11

5 vertebrae of the lower back

Question 12

pedicle

Answer 12

Short, bony process on each side of neural arch

Question 13

promontory

Answer 13

Prominence on the sacrum where it joins with the vertebrae

Question 14

sacrum

Answer 14

Triangular bone of 5 fused vertebrae

Question 15

spinous process

Answer 15

Backward, downward prominence of each vertebra

Question 16

superior articulating process

Answer 16

Upward-projecting bone plate that joins vertebrae

Question 17

thoracic vertebrae (I-XII)

Answer 17

12 vertebrae that connect with the ribs

Question 18

transverse costal facet

Answer 18

Surface of thoracic vertebrae where ribs attach

Question 19

transverse process

Answer 19

Bony protrusion on each side of a vertebra

Question 20

vertebra prominens

Answer 20

7th, most prominent cervical vertebra