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Anatomy/ skeletal system

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
12
2.
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
12
3.
Combined, how many fused bones make up the sacrum and coccyx?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
12
4.
What bone is this?
a)
axis
b)
atlas
5.
What bone is this?
a)
axis
b)
atlas
6.
What does the arrow represent on the cervical vertebrae?
a)
dens
b)
transverse foramina
7.
This vertebrae is __________.
a)
thoracic
b)
lumbar
8.
This vertebrae is the ____________.
a)
thoracic
b)
lumbar
9.
What bone is the name of the bone that is colored?
a)
manubrium
b)
sternum
c)
xiphoid process
10.
What bone are the arrows pointing to?
a)
coccyx
b)
sacrum
11.
WHAT IS #8
a)
SPINOUS PROCESS
b)
BODY
c)
TRANSVERSE PROCESS
d)
LAMINA
12.

hemopoiesis means...

a)

Programmed cell death

b)

the production of blood cells and platelets, which occurs in the bone marrow.

c)

what vampires do

d)

None of these is correct.

13.

Anne Smith is a 38 year old Caucasian female who was recently diagnosed with leukemia (cancer of the blood cells). She had undergone 2 rounds of chemotherapy and has to have blood work done to check her levels of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Her last results showed a decrease in her red cells and platelets. Why might this have happened?

a)

Because the leukemia has destroyed the bone marrow so that it cannot undergo hemopoiesis.

b)

Because the chemotherapy is destroying the cancer and bone marrow so that it cannot undergo hemopoiesis.

c)

Because she is 36 years old and the production of red cells and platelets decreases with age.

d)

Because she has lost calcium salts from her bone and this has made her bones weaker.

14.
Weight-bearing region of the vertebrae that makes up bulk of the bone's mass; anterior portion of vertebrae
a)
body 
b)
transverse process
c)
spinous process
d)
vertebral foramen
15.

Thin regions of cartilage between vertebrae that provide cushioning

a)

spinous process

b)

transverse process

c)

intervertebral disk

d)

vertebral foramen

16.

The function of this vertebra is to articulate with ribs.

a)

thoracic

b)

lumbar

17.

The increase in vertebrae size from the neck to the lower 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.

Five vertebrae that are fused form the _______ ________.

a)

cervical vertebrae

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

lumbar vertebrae

d)

sacral vertebrae

19.
What part of the spine is shown in green?
a)
Lumbar
b)
Thoracic
c)
Cervical
d)
Coccyx
20.

Place in order from top to bottom vertebrae:

A. coccyx (tailbone)

B. thoracic

C. lumbar

a)

B C A

b)

A B C

c)

B A C

d)

A C B

21.
What is protected by the vertebral column?
a)
Ligaments
b)
Spinal cord
c)
Muscles
d)
The brain stem
22.

What is the disc between vertebrae made out of?

a)

Neurons

b)

Bone

c)

Spinal Fluid

d)

Cartilage (soft bone)

23.

Damage to the cervical vertebrae would most likely cause

a)

Paraplegia

b)

Quadriplegia

24.

CHALLENGE: Which Vertebrae is fractured?

a)

L2

b)

L4

c)

T2

d)

T4