Skull
Cervical Spine
Thoracic Spine
Lumbar Spine
Types of Fractures
100

How many cervical vertebrae are there? 

7

100

True or False? Each Thoracic Vertebra has a rib attached to it. 

True

100

How many lumbar vertebrae are there? 

Five

200

How can you tell cervical vertebrae from the other sections?  

Transverse Foramen, Smaller size, and bifid spinous process. 

200

True or False? There are 14 Thoracic Vertebrae. 

False; there are 12. 

200

What does lumbar mean in Latin? 

Lion. 

300

What is the curvature of the cervical spine? 

Lordosis

300

What is a lateral curvature of the spine called? 

Scoliosis 

300

How can you tell the lumbar vertebra from the other sections of vertebrae?

Bigger, thicker, and stronger.  

300

What does ORIF stand for? 

Open Reduction Internal Fixation

400

What is the name of the artery that passes through the transverse foramen? 

Vertebral Artery

400

What is the curvature of the thoracic spine? 

kyphosis

400

What are the two parts of the intervertebral disc? 

annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus

500

What are the 3 special names of C1, C2, and C7? 

Atlas, Axis, and the Vertebral Prominence. 

500

How many pairs of ribs are in the human body? What are the 3 categories of ribs? 

12. True, False, and Floating. 

500

What is the section of the spinal column with 5 fused vertebrae located inferior to the Lumbar Spine? 

Sacrum. 

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