Thoracic Cage and Vertebral Column

What bones protect your heart and chest?

• spine
• skull
• ribcage
• arm

The bones in your back are made up of what?

• fingers
• phalanges
• vertebrate
• toes

The middle, flat section of the sternum. 

• clavicle 
• head 
• glenoid cavity 
• Body 

Bones of the thoracic cavity that are attached to vertebrae only (not attached to sternum or another rib by costal cartilage); lowest two false ribs

• floating ribs
• false ribs
• true ribs
• loose ribs

Inferior portion of the sternum; made of cartilage; cone shaped

• coracoid process
• acromion process
• xiphoid process
• scapula

How many ribs are found in the typical human? 

• 12
• 5
• 10
• 8

How many pairs of true ribs are there? 

• 12
• 2
• 5
• 7

Which bone does the sternal end of the clavicle attach to?

• Body
• Manubrium
• Xiphoid Process
• Vertebral Rib 1

Letter C is pointing to: 

• Vertebral Rib
• Manubrium
• Costal Cartilage
• Vertebralchondral Rib

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

How many floating ribs are there? 

• 12
• 2
• 4