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Vertebral Column anatomy

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What bone is #1 pointing to? 

(a)  

2.

What bone is #2 pointing to? 

(a)  

3.

Which section of the vertebral column is #3?

(a)  

4.

Which section of the vertebral column is #5?

(a)  

5.

Which section of the vertebral column is #4?

(a)  

6.

What is # 6 pointing to? 

(a)  

7.

What is # 7 pointing to? 

(a)  

8.

How many cervical vertebrae do we have ? 

(a)  

9.

How many thoracic vertebrae do we have ?

(a)  

10.

How many lumbar vertebrae do we have ? 

(a)  

11.

How many fused vertebrae make up the sacrum?

(a)  

12.
How many fused vertebrae make up the coccyx?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
7
d)
2
13.
The vertebral column consists of _________ articulating vertebrae. 
a)
50
b)
24
c)
12
d)
9
14.

Which section(s) of the spine has a lordotic (lordosis) curve?

a)

cervical and lumbar

b)

cervical and thoracic

c)

thoracic and lumbar

d)

sacrum

15.

Which section(s) of the spine has a kyphotic (kyphosis) curve?

a)

lumbar and thoracic

b)

thoracic

c)

cervical

d)

cervical and thoracic

16.
Vertebrae increase in size from the ___________ region to the ___________ region. 
a)
lumbar to cervical
b)
cervical to lumbar
c)
sacrum to coccyx
17.
The increase in vertebrae size from the neck to the low back is due to: 
a)
supporting more weight in the lower back than in the neck
b)
supporting less weight in the lower back than in the neck
c)
evolution
d)
vertebrae don't increase in size 
18.
Scoliosis refers to ____________ curvatures of the spine.
a)
lateral/sideward
b)
anterior
c)
posterior
d)
inferior 
19.

Which side is # 9 on?

(a)  

20.

Which side is # 10 on?

(a)  

21.
What structure(s) on the spine help you to determine if you are looking at the anterior portion of the spine? 
a)
vertebral body
b)
intervertebral disk
c)
transverse processes
d)
atlas
22.
What structure(s) on the spine help you to determine if you are looking at the posterior portion of the spine? 
a)
vertebral body
b)
intervertebral disk
c)
transverse processes
d)
spinous processes
23.

What is # 8 pointing to?

(a)  

24.

What plane/view is this image of the spine showing us?

a)

lateral/sagittal

b)

frontal/anterior

c)

transverse

d)

none of the above

25.

What spine condition does this image show?

(a)  

26.

The man in the picture has an increased curvature in his spine known as _______________.

a)

accentuated lordosis

b)

accentuated kyphosis

c)

scoliosis

d)

spinal stenosis

e)

swayback

27.

Image #1 indicates a normal spine, what does image #2 indicate?

a)

accentuated lordosis

b)

accentuated kyphosis

c)

scoliosis

d)

spinal stenosis

e)

hunchback

28.

The normal curves of the spine allow it to absorb _________ and _______________.

a)

blows

b)

shocks

c)

nutrients

d)

injuries

29.

Which part of the vertebrae is the weight-bearing portion?

(a)  

30.

Which part of the vertebrae is the projection that extends posteriorly

(a)  

31.

Which part of the vertebrae is the lateral extensions from the union of the pedicle and lamina

(a)  

32.

What structure on the vertebrae contains the spinal cord and its meningeal coverings

(a)  

33.

What structure on the vertebrae contains the spinal nerve roots and associated vessels

(a)  

34.

The central portion of the interverbal disc is a gelatinous material called the

(a)  

35.

The central portion of an intervertebral disc is surrounded by concentric layers of fibrocartilage call the

(a)  

36.

What is #17

(a)  

37.

What is #18

(a)