QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
cranial - ANSWER superior
caudal - ANSWER inferior
ventral - ANSWER anterior
dorsal - ANSWER posterior
midsagittal plane - ANSWER
parasagittal plane - ANSWER
transverse plane - ANSWER
frontal plane - ANSWER
axial skeleton - ANSWER Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib
cage, and vertebral column
vertebral body - ANSWER
vertebral arch - ANSWER
pedicles - ANSWER
laminae - ANSWER
vertebral foramen - ANSWER
vertebral canal - ANSWER
superior articular process - ANSWER
superior articular facet - ANSWER
inferior articular process - ANSWER
inferior articular facet - ANSWER
transverse process - ANSWER
, costal facets - ANSWER on the transverse process of thoracic vertebrae
spinous process - ANSWER
intervertebral foramen - ANSWER
superior vertebral notch - ANSWER
inferior vertebral notch - ANSWER
transverse foramen - ANSWER
7 - ANSWER How many cervical vertebrae are there?
12 - ANSWER how many thoracic vertebrae are there?
5 - ANSWER how many lumbar vertebrae are there?
5 (fused) - ANSWER how many sacral vertebrae are there?
3-5 (fused) - ANSWER how many coccygeal vertebrae are there?
atlas - ANSWER C1
Axis - ANSWER C2
annulus fibrosus - ANSWER outer ring of fibrocartilage
anterior longitudinal ligament - ANSWER
posterior longitudinal ligament - ANSWER
ligamentum flavum - ANSWER
intertransverse ligament - ANSWER
interspinous ligament - ANSWER
supraspinous ligament - ANSWER
nuchal ligament - ANSWER
true ribs - ANSWER connect to costal cartilage on the sternum
costal cartilage - ANSWER