vertebral column, sternum, ribs

Question 1

4 normal curvatures

Answer 1

cervical

thoracic

lumbar sacral

Question 2

3 abnormal curvatures

Answer 2

lordosis

kyphosis

scoliosis

Question 3

9 characteristics of all vertebrae

Answer 3

centrum (body)

intervertebral foramina

lamina

neural (vertebral) arch

pedicle

spineous process

superior/inferior articulating surfaces (or processes)

transverse process

vertebral foramen

Question 4

Answer 4

atlas bone C1

A. vertebral foramen

B. transverse process

C. transverse foramen

Question 5

Answer 5

axis C2

A. body

B. vertebral foramen

C. transverse process

D. spineous process

E. dens

Question 6

Answer 6

C3 through C7

A. body

B. vertebral foramen

C. transverse process

D. transverse foramen

E. spineous process (branches)

Question 7

what cervical vertebrae usually have bifurcated spinous processes

Answer 7

C2-C6

Question 8

what is the long spinous process called on C7

Answer 8

vertebra prominens

Question 9

Answer 9

thoracic vertebrae T1 through T12

A. body

B. vertebral foramen (round)

C. transverse process

D. spineous process

Question 10

Answer 10

lumbar L1 through L5

A. body

B. vertebral foramen (triangle)

C. tranverse process

D. spineous process

Question 11

Answer 11

a. lamina
b. pedicle

both comprise the vertebral arch

c. superior articulating surface

Question 12

Answer 12

a. sacral promontory
b. sacroiliac joint
c. median sacral crest

Question 13

Answer 13

a. clavicular notch(es)
b. manubrium
c. body (gladiolus)
d. xiphoid process

Question 14

Answer 14

a. head
b. neck
c. tubercle

Question 15

other name for true ribs and what pairs are they

Answer 15

vertebrosternal

pairs 1 through 7

Question 16

other name for false ribs and what pairs are they

Answer 16

vertebrochondral

pairs 8 through 10

Question 17

other name for floating ribs and what pairs

Answer 17

vertebral ribs

pairs 11 and 12