What category of bone are the vertebrae
Irregular
How many vertebrae in the cervical spine
7
How many vertebrae in the thoracic spine
12
What is the name of the breastbone
The sternum
What is the only bone in the body that does not articulate with another bone?
Hyoid bone
The flat, round mass of the vertebrae that is anterior is the
the body
What is the the name of the most inferior part of the vertebrae
The coccyx
C2 is also known as the ________________.
Axis
How many pairs of ribs do we have
12
Does compact bone or spongy bone have a haversian system?
Compact bone
What part of the vertebrae is just superior to the sacrum
The lumbar spine
C1 is also known as _________________.
The Atlas
What is the strongest part of the spine and supports the lower back?
lumbar
What is the most superior part of the breastbone called
The manubrium
What part of the spine is just inferior to the cervical spine
The thoracic spine
This disease has an abnormal rounding of the upper back
Kyphosis
What 2 parts of the spine consist of fused bones
The sacrum and the coccyx
What is the most inferior part of the breastbone called.
The xiphoid process
What is in between each vertebrae and gives the vertebral column its flexibility?
Intervertebral discs and segmented portions
What disease is this
Scoliosis
The vertebrae that lacks both a body and spinous process is
C1
Which ribs attach to the costal cartilage of the rib above it but not directly to the sternum
false ribs