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Vertebral Column and Rib Cage

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inferior portion of the sternum; made of cartilage & cone shaped. It's a point of attachment for muscles and ligaments, including those involved in respiration and abdominal wall stabilization, and as a landmark for CPR hand placement.

a)

xiphoid process

b)

manubrium

c)

body of sternum

d)

costal cartilage

2.

How many pairs of ribs are found in the typical human?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

3.

How many pairs of false ribs are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

4.

The triangular hole within the vertebrae represents

a)

foramen

b)

fossa

c)

suture

d)

process

5.

This vertebrae is known as

a)

atlas

b)

axis

c)

cervical

d)

thoracic

6.

The axial skeleton is made up of?

a)

Appendages (Arms and legs)

b)

Shoulder

c)

Cranium, Vertebrae, and rib cage

d)

Fingers and toes

7.

What does letter C represent? Options: body, pedicles, spinous process, vertebral foramen

a)

body

b)

pedicles

c)

spinous process

d)

vertebral foramen

8.

What does the arrow represent on the cervical vertebrae?

a)

transverse foramina

b)

spinous process

c)

vertebral body

d)

lamina

9.

Projects from lamina in the posterior direction; one per vertebrae

a)

transverse process

b)

spinous process

c)

lamina

d)

vertebral body

10.

Which section of the spine contains the largest vertebrae?

a)

Cervical

b)

Thoracic

c)

Lumbar

d)

Sacral

11.

The bones in your back are made up of what?

a)

fingers

b)

phalanges

c)

vertebrate

d)

toes

12.

The fused portion of the spine located in the pelvic region is called the

a)

coccygeal

b)

lumbar

c)

sacral

d)

thoracic

13.

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

14.

What is the space (green area of diagram) of the bone known as?

a)

Intervertebral foramen

b)

Cervical canal

c)

Spinal canal

d)

Vertebral arch

15.

Which type of vertebrae have a longer more vertically inclined spinous processes?

a)

Cervical

b)

Coccygeal

c)

Lumbar

d)

Thoracic

16.

What part of the spine is indicated in yellow?

a)

Cervical

b)

Thoracic

c)

Lumbar

d)

Coccyx

17.

What protects your heart and lungs?

a)

ribcage

b)

skull

c)

spine

d)

pelvis

18.

This vertebrae is __________.

a)

cervical

b)

lumbar

c)

thoracic

d)

sacral

19.

The brown represents

a)

spinous process

b)

transverse process

c)

vertebral body

d)

lamina

20.

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

8