Spinal Column and Joints
What holds your head up?
Cervical Vertebrae
What allows for torque in the ribs?
Costal Cartilage
How many pairs of ribs are there?
12 pairs
what is the pectoral girdle composed of?
scapula and clavicle
What is respiration?
The exchange of gas between and organism and its environment
What are the bumps you can feel on your spine without opening the skin?
Spinous process
What articulates with the ribs?
Spinal column
True or false: ribs 8-10 are known as floating ribs
false: they're false ribs
How many pectoral girdles are present in the body?
2
Respiration can become a process used to create a power source for what?
Speech
What are the 5 levels of the spinal column in order?
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx
How do the ribs articulate with the spinal column?
through superior and inferior costal facets and transverse facets of the thoracic vertebrae
What is the name of the flat bone located in the middle of the chest?
sternum
what is the function of the pelvic girdle?
The pelvic girdle supports your upper body weight while sitting and assists in transferring the weight to your lower limbs while standing
Inspiration .... volume
increases
Joints connect what?
Bones and cartilages
expiration .... volume
what are the 3 main joint types?
Fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial
Respiration involves the movement of what?
air molecules