Vertebral Column and Thoracic Cage Flashcards
1
Q
body of vertebral column (locate)
A
2
Q
spinous process (locate)
A
3
Q
facets (locate)
A
4
Q
inferior articular processes (locate)
A
5
Q
vertebral foramen (locate)
A
6
Q
transverse process (locate)
A
7
Q
superior articular process (locate)
A
8
Q
4 curvatures of the spine (name and locate)
A
thoracic
sacral
cervical
lumbar
9
Q
transverse foramina (locate)
A
10
Q
atlas C1 (locate)
A
11
Q
axis C2 (locate)
A
12
Q
dens or odontoid process (locate)
A
13
Q
thoracic vertebrae (locate)
A
14
Q
transverse facets (locate)
A
15
Q
costal facets (locate)
A
16
Q
lumbar vertebrae (locate)
A
17
Q
sacrum (locate)
A
18
Q
medial sacral crest (locate)
A
19
Q
sacral canal (locate)
A
20
Q
sacral promontory (locate)
A
21
Q
superior articular process (locate)
A
22
Q
coccyx (locate)
A
23
Q
Ribs (locate) also how many pairs of ribs do we have?
A
12 pairs
24
Q
anterior end of ribs (locate)
A
25
costal cartilage (locate)
26
posterior end of ribs (locate)
27
sternum (locate)
28
manubrium (locate)
29
body of sternum (locate)
30
xiphoid process (locate)
31
hyoid bone (locate)
32
typical vertebrae (locate)
33
Which two single bones do not fuse until the third decade of life?
sacrum and coccyx
