Test Bank For Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck
(Revised) 5th Edition By Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS and
Susan W. Herring, PhD 9780323396349 Chapter 1-12 Complete
Guide .
The body is a ________ ____________. - ANSWER: Solid mass
The bodies of the vertebrae stack up to support the main support of the ______________
_________________. - ANSWER: Spinal column
What is the passageway for the spinal cord? - ANSWER: The vertebral foramen
The transverse foramen is also termed - ANSWER: Foramen transversarium
The vertebral artery & vein pass inside the transverse processes through the ____________. -
ANSWER: Transverse foramen or foramen transversarium
The spine is bifid/split and a ligament runs in the crotch of the split to the base of the skull doing
what? - ANSWER: Supporting the head
what provides surfaces for muscle attachment and levers upon which the muscles work? - ANSWER:
Spines & transverse processes
Where do the spinal nerves come off at? - ANSWER: each intervertebral foramen
A saddle joint permits bending but not what? - ANSWER: rotation
The axis has facets that articulate with what? - ANSWER: The atlas
The axis has a superior projection attached to the body called the what? - ANSWER: Dens
The atlas is missing its spine, & its body has been removed to form the dens of what? - ANSWER: the
axis
The atlas; the anterior arch has a depression called the facet for the dens into which the dens is
inserted & locked there by what? - ANSWER: ligaments
The atlas rotates around what? - ANSWER: the dens
the atlas has large facets on its superior surface for articulating with the what of the skull? - ANSWER:
Occipital condyles
The superior articular surface for occipital condyle is located on what? - ANSWER: The atlas
What stabilize's the vertebrae by limiting movement between them including rotations? - ANSWER:
The articular processes
what can prevent anterior-posterior slippage? - ANSWER: the articular processes
The combination of the superior and inferior vertebral notches plus the disk make up the what? -
ANSWER: the intervertebral foramen
(Revised) 5th Edition By Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS and
Susan W. Herring, PhD 9780323396349 Chapter 1-12 Complete
Guide .
The body is a ________ ____________. - ANSWER: Solid mass
The bodies of the vertebrae stack up to support the main support of the ______________
_________________. - ANSWER: Spinal column
What is the passageway for the spinal cord? - ANSWER: The vertebral foramen
The transverse foramen is also termed - ANSWER: Foramen transversarium
The vertebral artery & vein pass inside the transverse processes through the ____________. -
ANSWER: Transverse foramen or foramen transversarium
The spine is bifid/split and a ligament runs in the crotch of the split to the base of the skull doing
what? - ANSWER: Supporting the head
what provides surfaces for muscle attachment and levers upon which the muscles work? - ANSWER:
Spines & transverse processes
Where do the spinal nerves come off at? - ANSWER: each intervertebral foramen
A saddle joint permits bending but not what? - ANSWER: rotation
The axis has facets that articulate with what? - ANSWER: The atlas
The axis has a superior projection attached to the body called the what? - ANSWER: Dens
The atlas is missing its spine, & its body has been removed to form the dens of what? - ANSWER: the
axis
The atlas; the anterior arch has a depression called the facet for the dens into which the dens is
inserted & locked there by what? - ANSWER: ligaments
The atlas rotates around what? - ANSWER: the dens
the atlas has large facets on its superior surface for articulating with the what of the skull? - ANSWER:
Occipital condyles
The superior articular surface for occipital condyle is located on what? - ANSWER: The atlas
What stabilize's the vertebrae by limiting movement between them including rotations? - ANSWER:
The articular processes
what can prevent anterior-posterior slippage? - ANSWER: the articular processes
The combination of the superior and inferior vertebral notches plus the disk make up the what? -
ANSWER: the intervertebral foramen
