Verterbral Column - General Characterisitcs

Question 1

What is the number of vertebrae Ina typical adolescent?

Answer 1

33

Question 2

What is the number of vertebrae in a typical adult?

Answer 2

26

Question 3

What is the number of vertebrae in the typical spine?

Answer 3

24

Question 4

What constitutes the spine?

Answer 4

The 24 para-sacral segments; the cervical, thoracic and lumbar

Question 5

How many segments unite to form the typical sacrum?

Answer 5

5 segments

Question 6

How many segments unite to form the typical coccyx?

Answer 6

4

Question 7

Which mammals do not have 7 C’s?

Answer 7

The 2-toed sloth, manatee, ant bear and 3-toed sloth.

Question 8

What does the term “cervical” refer to?

Answer 8

The region of the neck

Question 9

What does the term thoracic refer to?

Answer 9

Breast plate or chest, it referred to the armor bearing region of the torso

Question 10

What other term is often used to ID the vertebral segments of the chest?

Answer 10

The dorsal segments; the dorsals

Question 11

What does the term lumbar refer to?

Answer 11

The loin, the region between the rib and the hip

Question 12

What does the term sacrum refer to?

Answer 12

The holy bone or region.

Question 13

What does the term coccyx refer to?

Answer 13

A cuckoo birds’ bill or beak