Axial Skeleton: Vertebral column

Question 1

What are the 5 regions of the vertebral column (spine)?

Answer 1

Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccygeal

Question 2

Cervical vertebrae

Answer 2

neck

-1st set of 7 vertebrae comprising the neck

Question 3

Thoracic vertebrae

Answer 3

chest

-2nd set of 12 vertebrae

Question 4

Lumbar vertebrae

Answer 4

lower back

-3d set of 5 vertebrae

Question 5

Sacral vertebrae

Answer 5

Pelvic

-4th set of 5 vertebrae
[fused by 25-30 years of age]

Question 6

coccygeal vertebrae

Answer 6

tailbone

-5th and last set of usually 4 vertebrae

Question 7

What are the 2 specialized cervical vertebrae?

Answer 7

1. Atlas: C1 [shaking head yes]
2. Axis: C2 [shaking head no]

Question 8

identify B

Answer 8

vertebral foramen

Question 9

Identify C

Answer 9

body

Question 10

Identify A

Answer 10

spinous process

Question 11

identify G

Answer 11

pedicle

Question 12

identify this:

Answer 12

sacral vertebrae

Question 13

identify #1

Answer 13

manubrium [of sternum]

Question 14

identify #3

Answer 14

xiphoid process [of sternum, missing from this bone, underneath body, triangle shaped]

Question 15

identify #2

Answer 15

body [of sternum]

Question 16

Identify A, B, C

Answer 16

A: Spinous process

B: vertebral foramen

C: lamina

Question 17

identify D, E, F

Answer 17

D: pedicle

E: superior articular process

F: transverse process

Question 18

identify G, i, J

Answer 18

G: body

I: transverse foramen

J: inferior articular process

Question 19

what region is this from?

Answer 19

thoracic vertebrae
(giraffe)

Question 20

identify A, B, C

Answer 20

A: spinous process

B: vertebral foramen

C: transverse process

Question 21

identify D, F, G

Answer 21

D: superior articular process

F: body

G: pedicle

Question 22

identify H and j

Answer 22

h: lamina

j: inferior articular process

Question 23

identify i, e, k

Answer 23

I: costal facet of transverse process

e: superior facet

k: inferior facet

Question 24

Identify A, B

Answer 24

A: spinous process

B: Vertebral foramen

Question 25

what region is this from?

Answer 25

lumbar

Question 26

identify C, D, and H

Answer 26

C: superior articular process D: transverse process H: inferior articular process

Question 27

identify E, F, G

Answer 27

E: body F: pedicle G: lamina

Question 28

identify F

Answer 28

coccyx

Question 29

identify A

Answer 29

sacral promontory

Question 30

identify C

Answer 30

sacral ala (lateral mass)

Question 31

identify E

Answer 31

sacral foramina (anterior)

Question 32

what is it pointing to?

Answer 32

apex

Question 33

identify the arrow

Answer 33

sacral canal

Question 34

what is it pointing to?

Answer 34

sacral hiatus

Question 35

what is it pointing to?

Answer 35

sacral cornua

Question 36

identify B, C, D

Answer 36

B: head C: neck D: tubercle

Question 37

Name and # of the first cervical vertebrae

Answer 37

Atlas C1

Question 38

Ribs 11 and 12 are anatomically referred to as:

Answer 38

vertebral -False/floating

Question 39

Ribs 1-7 are :

Answer 39

Vertebrosternal -true ribs

Question 40

Ribs 8-10 are :

Answer 40

vertebrochondral -false ribs

Question 41

identify 4 and 5

Answer 41

4: tubercle 5: head

Question 42

what is unique about the first cervical vertebra (Atlas C1)?

Answer 42

it has no body or spinous process -allows nodding yes motion