VBSC 421 Exam 1 Axial Skeleton Questions & answer

VBSC 421 Exam 1: Axial Skeleton
Centrum - ANS-"body" of vertebrae

Neural arch - ANS-dorsal; encloses spinal cord

Hemal arch - ANS-a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing
the caudal blood vessels

Articular facet - ANS-where two parts of vertebrae come together to form a joint

Spinous process - ANS-a bony projection off the posterior (back) of each vertebra

Transverse process shark - ANS-bony region that extends laterally from the body

Transverse foramen - ANS-only found in cervical vertebrae

Vertebral canal - ANS-contains the spinal cord

Axis - ANS-2nd cervical vertebra

Atlas - ANS-1st cervical vertebra "wings"
- occipital condyles join with at base of skull

Odontoid Process (dens) - ANS-where atlas and axis articulate (on axis)

What are the regions of the spine? - ANS-1. Cervical
2. Thoracic
3. Lumbar
4. Sacral
5. Caudal

Sternum - ANS-manubrium, body, xiphoid process

Sternabrae - ANS-individual bones of the sternum in mammals

Manubrium (cat) - ANS-1st sternal bone

Xiphisternum - ANS-last sternal bone