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Vertebrate bones and bone markings

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is #3?

a)

cervical vertebrae

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

lumbar vertebrae

d)

sacrum

e)

coccyx

2.

What is #4?

a)

cervical vertebrae

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

lumbar vertebrae

d)

sacrum

e)

coccyx

3.

What is #5?

a)

cervical vertebrae

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

lumbar vertebrae

d)

sacrum

e)

coccyx

4.

What is #6?

a)

cervical vertebrae

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

lumbar vertebrae

d)

sacrum

e)

coccyx

5.

What is #7?

a)

cervical vertebrae

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

lumbar vertebrae

d)

sacrum

e)

coccyx

6.

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

5

d)

4

7.

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

5

d)

4

8.

Number 2 indicates:

a)

the atlas

b)

the coccyx

c)

the axis

d)

the sacrum

9.

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

5

d)

4

10.

Number 1 indicates:

a)

the atlas

b)

the coccyx

c)

the axis

d)

the sacrum

11.

The sacrum consists of how many fused vertebrae?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

5

d)

4

12.

The coccyx consists of how many fused vertebrae?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

5

d)

4

13.

On this cervical vertebrae diagram, identify #1.

a)

spinous process

b)

vertebral foramen

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

transverse foramen

14.

On this cervical vertebrae diagram, identify #2.

a)

spinous process

b)

vertebral foramen

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

transverse foramen

15.

On this cervical vertebrae diagram, identify #3.

a)

spinous process

b)

vertebral foramen

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

transverse foramen

16.

On this cervical vertebrae diagram, identify #4.

a)

spinous process

b)

vertebral foramen

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

transverse foramen

17.

On this cervical vertebrae diagram, identify #5.

a)

spinous process

b)

vertebral foramen

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

transverse foramen

18.

On this cervical vertebrae diagram, identify #6.

a)

spinous process

b)

vertebral foramen

c)

body

d)

transverse process

e)

transverse foramen

19.

What is A?

a)

atlas

b)

axis

20.

What is B?

a)

atlas

b)

axis

21.

What part of the thoracic vertebrae is A?

a)

superior articular facet

b)

inferior articular facet

c)

lamina

d)

spinous process

22.

What part of the thoracic vertebrae is B?

a)

superior articular facet

b)

inferior articular facet

c)

lamina

d)

spinous process

23.

What part of the thoracic vertebrae is A?

a)

pedicle

b)

body

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

spinous process

24.

What part of the thoracic vertebrae is B?

a)

pedicle

b)

body

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

spinous process

25.

What part of the thoracic vertebrae is C?

a)

pedicle

b)

body

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

spinous process

26.

What part of the thoracic vertebrae is D?

a)

pedicle

b)

body

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

spinous process

27.

What part of the thoracic vertebrae is E?

a)

pedicle

b)

body

c)

lamina

d)

transverse process

e)

spinous process

28.

In the lumbar vertebra pictured, what is A?

a)

body

b)

lamina

c)

pedicle

d)

spinous process

e)

transverse process

29.

In the lumbar vertebra pictured, what is B?

a)

body

b)

lamina

c)

pedicle

d)

vertebral foramen

e)

transverse process

30.

In the lumbar vertebra pictured, what is C?

a)

body

b)

lamina

c)

pedicle

d)

vertebral foramen

e)

transverse process

31.

In the lumbar vertebra pictured, what is D?

a)

body

b)

lamina

c)

spinous process

d)

vertebral foramen

e)

transverse process

32.

In the lumbar vertebra pictured, what is E?

a)

body

b)

lamina

c)

spinous process

d)

vertebral foramen

e)

transverse process

33.

In the lumbar vertebra pictured, what is F?

a)

body

b)

lamina

c)

spinous process

d)

vertebral foramen

e)

transverse process

34.

What bone shown in red?

a)

cervical vertebrae

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

lumbar vertebrae

d)

sacrum

e)

coccyx

35.

What sacral bone marking is #3?

a)

sacral foramina

b)

sacral canal

c)

medial sacral crest

d)

superior articular facet

36.

What sacral bone marking is #2?

a)

sacral foramina

b)

sacral canal

c)

medial sacral crest

d)

superior articular facet

37.

What sacral bone marking is #6?

a)

sacral foramina

b)

sacral canal

c)

medial sacral crest

d)

superior articular facet

38.

What sacral bone marking is this?

a)

sacral foramina

b)

sacral canal

c)

medial sacral crest

d)

superior articular facet

39.

What bone is D?

a)

cervical vertebrae

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

lumbar vertebrae

d)

sacrum

e)

coccyx

40.

Number 1 indicates:

a)

the atlas

b)

the coccyx

c)

the axis

d)

the sacrum