Mastering A&P Vertebral Column - Unit 2
Excluding the sacrum and coccyx, which are collections of fused vertebrae in adults, how many vertebrae are in the adult skeleton? - 12 - 24 - 26 - 34
24
How many lumbar vertebrae are in the vertebral column? - 4 - 12 - 5 - 7
5
Which articulation site that allows us to rotate our head, e.g. shaking the head "no"? - Occipital bone - axis - Occipital bone - atlas - Axis - C3 - Atlas - axis
Atlas - axis
Which of the following characteristics do not belong to the lumbar region? - Elongated spinous process - Bulky centrum - Large size overall - Blunt spinous process
Elongated spinous process
Which articulation site that allows us to nod our head "yes"? - Atlas - axis - Occipital bone - axis - Occipital bone - atlas - Occipital bone - C2
Occipital bone - atlas
Which region of the skull articulates with the atlas? - Occipital condyles - Superior articular facets - Mastoid processes - Foramen magnum
Occipital condyles
What is the name of the first cervical vertebra? - Atlas - Axis - Superior articular process - Occipital condyles
atlas
What is the name of the second cervical vertebra? - Dens - Vertebra prominens - Axis - Atlas
axis
t/f: The lumbar vertebrae are part of the appendicular skeleton.
false
t/f: The lumbar vertebrae are roughly the same size as vertebrae from the rest of the vertebral column.
false
One section of the vertebrae tends to carry the most weight and strain, and accordingly those vertebrae have the largest vertebral bodies. Which section of vertebrae is this? - thoracic - coccygeal - cervical - lumbar
lumbar
Which region of the vertebral column is immediately inferior to the lumbar region? - Sacral - Thoracic - Coccygeal - Cervical
sacral
Which region of the vertebral column is immediately superior to the lumbar region? - Thoracic - Cervical - Sacral - Coccygeal
thoracic
The major function of the vertebral body is to ________. - allow twisting motions - transfer weight along the axis of the vertebral column - provide support - provide a passageway for nerves - protect the spinal cord
transfer weight along the axis of the vertebral column
Which of the following can be found on cervical vertebrae only? - transverse foramina - spinous processes - transverse processes - facets - laminae
transverse foramina
t/f: The lumbar vertebrae are found in the lower back.
true
t/f: The shape of the spinous process can be used to help determine if a vertebra is from the lumbar region.
true
