Axial Skeleton Quiz

What is the axial skeleton made up of?

• skull, ribs, vertebrae

• Skull, ribs, vertebrae, clavicle

• Skull ribs, vertebrae, pelvis

• Skull, sternum, spine

What is the function of the skull?

• Only helps protect the nerves to the brain

• Helps protect the entire spinal cord and brain

• Helps protect the brain

• Helps protect the spinal cord

What organs do the ribs protect?

• Heart, lungs, and other vital

  organs

• Heart, lungs, stomach

• Heart, large intestine, lungs

• Heart and lungs

What is this?

• Manubrium
• Xiphoid Process
• Body
• Costal Cartilage

What is this?

• Manubrium
• Body
• Xiphoid Process
• True Ribs

What is this?

• Manubrium
• Body
• Xiphoid Process
• Clavicle

Ribs that attach directly to the sternum?

• True ribs
• False Ribs
• Floating Ribs

There are 12 of these and they articulate with ribs

• Thoracic vertebrae
• Cervical Vertebrae
• Lumbar Vertebrae
• Sacral vertebrae

Largest vertebral region that articulates with the pelvis

• Sacrum
• Coccygeal
• C1
• L5

C1, articulates with the head

• Axis
• Atlas