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The Vertebral Column: Osteology

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University Functional Anatomy and Embryology Quiz on The Vertebral Column: Osteology, created by Charlotte Jakes on 06/05/2020.
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Question 1

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Approximately how many bones make up the vertebral column?
Answer
  • 33
  • 40
  • 22
  • 12

Question 2

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Which of the following are functions of the vertebral column?
Answer
  • Axial support of the body above the pelvis
  • Protection of the spinal cord
  • Posture and movement
  • Protection of the internal organs
  • Protection of the cerebrospinal fluid

Question 3

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What is the advantage of the vertebral column consisting of several slightly mobile linkages rather than only a few highly mobile articulations?
Answer
  • Stability and flexibility
  • Better protection of the spinal cord
  • Better protection of the internal organs
  • Less flexible

Question 4

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Which segments of the vertebral column retain the primary curve seen in the original foetal curvature of the spine?
Answer
  • Thoracic spine
  • Sacrococcygeal spine
  • Cervical spine
  • Lumbar spine

Question 5

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Which segments of the vertebral column develop into secondary curves when the child begins to hold their head up, followed by when the child begins to walk?
Answer
  • Cervical spine
  • Lumbar spine
  • Thoracic spine
  • Sacrococcygeal spine

Question 6

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Which segments of the vertebral column are described as kyphotic?
Answer
  • Thoracic
  • Cervical
  • Lumbar
  • Sacral

Question 7

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Which segments of the vertebral column are described as lordotic?
Answer
  • Cervical
  • Thoracic
  • Lumbar
  • Sacral

Question 8

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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe this thoracic vertebra from a superior view.
Image:
Vertebra+Superior (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Spinous process
  • Superior articular facet
  • Transverse process
  • Transverse costal facet
  • Pedicle
  • Lamina
  • Vertebral foramen
  • Superior costal facet

Question 9

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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe this lateral view of a thoracic vertebra.
Image:
Vertebra+Lateral (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Superior costal facet
  • Inferior costal facet
  • Superior vertebral notch
  • Superior articular facet
  • Pedicle
  • Inferior vertebral notch
  • Inferior articular facet
  • Spinous process
  • Transverse costal facet

Question 10

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What do the inferior and superior vertebral notches form?
Answer
  • Intervertebral foramina
  • Transverse foramina
  • Vertebral foramina
  • Pedicles

Question 11

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Which component of the vertebrae is the weight-bearing component?
Answer
  • Vertebral body
  • Vertebral arch
  • Pedicles
  • Spinous processes

Question 12

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What structure of bone will you find in the internal structure of the vertebral body?
Answer
  • Hollow bone
  • Vertical columns of solid bone
  • Trabeculated structure
  • Outer cortical bone filled with hyaline cartilage

Question 13

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What aspect of the vertebrae forms the vertebral foramen in combination with the vertebral body?
Answer
  • Vertebral arch
  • Pedicles
  • Spinous processes
  • Transverse processes

Question 14

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The vertebral foramina all align to form...
Answer
  • The vertebral canal
  • The central canal
  • The intervertebral foramina
  • The vertebral column

Question 15

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What is the function of the laminae and pedicles?
Answer
  • Transmit forces from the articular processes to the body
  • Receive forces transmitted from the body
  • Support body weight directly
  • Form the intervertebral foramina

Question 16

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What can the transverse and spinous processes of the vertebral column act as?
Answer
  • Sites of muscular attachment
  • Sites of articulation between adjacent vertebrae
  • Weight-bearers
  • Support the intervertebral discs

Question 17

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The following questions will be about the cervical spine. How many cervical vertebrae have?
Answer
  • 7
  • 12
  • 5
  • 8

Question 18

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Which of the following best describes the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae?
Answer
  • Bifid
  • Long and inferior protruding
  • Short and thick
  • Trifid

Question 19

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Each transverse process of the cervical vertebrae has an additional opening - the transverse foramen. What is the function of the transverse foramina?
Answer
  • Route for the vertebral arteries into the brain
  • Route for the carotid arteries into the brain
  • Route for the exit of the spinal nerves
  • House the spinal cord

Question 20

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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe this diagram of a cervical vertebra.
Image:
Cervical+Vertebra+Innit+X (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Bifid spinous process
  • Vertebral foramen
  • Lamina
  • Superior articular process
  • Transverse process
  • Transverse foramen
  • Body
  • Groove for spinal nerve
  • Pedicle

Question 21

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Which is true of the first cervical vertebra, the atlas?
Answer
  • No body or spinous process
  • No pedicles
  • No transverse processes
  • No transverse foramina

Question 22

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The first cervical vertebra, the atlas, has the longest and most laterally extended transverse processes of the C spine.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Why are the superior articular processes of the first cervical vertebra, the atlas, deeply curved?
Answer
  • Articulation with the occipotal condyles of the skull
  • Articulation with the axis
  • Articulation with the mandible
  • Provide a groove for the exit of the spinal nerve

Question 24

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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the first cervical vertebra, the atlas.
Image:
Atlas+C1+Vertebra (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Dens
  • Anterior arch
  • Superior articular facet
  • Transverse foramen
  • Transverse ligament
  • Posterior arch
  • Transverse process

Question 25

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What is the function of the second cervical vertebrae, the axis?
Answer
  • Axis of rotation for turning the head
  • Supports the skull
  • Supports the vertebral arteries
  • Supports the upper 6 cervical vertebrae

Question 26

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What is the odontoid process/dens of the second cervical vertebra, the axis?
Answer
  • Projection extending upwards which is held to C1 via the transverse ligament
  • Long spinous process which is palpable from the skin
  • Long transverse process extending to the right body
  • Long spinous proccess projecting upwards towards the skull instead of downwards

Question 27

Question
Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the second cervical vertebra, the axis.
Image:
Axis+C2 (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Odontoid process/dens
  • Superior articular facet
  • Transverse foramen
  • Lamina
  • Spinous process
  • Transverse process

Question 28

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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the force transmission down the cervical spine.
Image:
Cervical+Spine+Forces (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Occipital condyles
  • Atlas C1
  • Axis C2
  • C3
  • C4
  • Weight of head

Question 29

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Why is the seventh cervical vertebra referred to as the vertebra prominens?
Answer
  • It has a long spinous process which is palpable from the skin
  • It has the longest, most lateral transverse processes of the cervical spine
  • It has the largest body of the cervical spine
  • Its transverse processes don't have transverse foramina

Question 30

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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the cervical spine as shown here.
Image:
Cervical+Spine+Init (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Dens of axis
  • C7 vertebra prominens
  • Transverse process
  • Bifid spinous process
  • Inferior articular process
  • C3
  • C2 axis
  • C1 atlas
  • Transverse ligament

Question 31

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The following questions will be about the thoracic spine. How many thoracic vertebrae do we have?
Answer
  • 12
  • 8
  • 7
  • 5

Question 32

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The thoracic vertebrae have smaller bodies than the cervical vertebrae.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 33

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What is significant about the thoracic vertebrae?
Answer
  • Long spinous process with pronounced downward angle
  • Long spinous process with pronounced upward angle
  • Long transverse processes
  • Triangular shaped vertebral foramen

Question 34

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What is the function of the long spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae?
Answer
  • Limits flexion by overlapping with the next spinous process
  • Contains facets for articulations of the rib
  • Transmits force onto the body of the vertebra
  • Transmits force onto the rib

Question 35

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The thoracic vertebrae have additional facets on their transverse processes. What do these articulate with?
Answer
  • The tubercles of the ribs
  • The head of the ribs
  • The superior thoracic vertebra
  • The inferior thoracic vertebra

Question 36

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What is significant about the T11 and T12 vertebrae compared to the rest of the thoracic spine?
Answer
  • Costal facet in the middle of the body rather than superior
  • Costal facet at the superior of the body rather than the middle
  • No costal facets
  • No spinous process

Question 37

Question
Drag and drop the correct labels to describe this thoracic vertebra from a superior view.
Image:
Thoracic+Vertebra (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Body
  • Vertebral foramen
  • Superior costal facet
  • Pedicle
  • Superior vertebral notch
  • Superior articular facet
  • Spinous process
  • Lamina
  • Transverse costal facet

Question 38

Question
Drag and drop the correct answers to describe this thoracic vertebra from a lateral view.
Image:
Thoracic+Vertebra+Lateral (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Inferior costal facet
  • Body
  • Superior costal facet
  • Inferior vertebral notch
  • Inferior articular process
  • Transverse process
  • Transverse costal facet
  • Pedicle
  • Spinous process
  • Superior articular process

Question 39

Question
Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the thoracic spine and how the ribs articulate with it.
Image:
Thoracic+Spine+Init (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Superior articular facets
  • Transverse costal facet
  • Superior costal facet
  • Vertebral body
  • Transverse processes
  • Spinous process
  • Angle of rib
  • Inferior costal facet
  • Tubercle of rib
  • Neck of rib
  • Intervertebral disc
  • Head of rib

Question 40

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The following questions will be about the lumbar spine. How many lumbar vertebrae do we have?
Answer
  • 5
  • 7
  • 8
  • 12

Question 41

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The vertebral bodies of the lumbar vertebrae are the largest and thickest of the entire vertebral column.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 42

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What happens to the vertebral foramina the further down the lumbar spine you go?
Answer
  • Become more triangular
  • Become more circular
  • Become narrower
  • Become wider

Question 43

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Which is true of the transverse and spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae?
Answer
  • Short
  • Long and narrow
  • Long and blunt
  • Nonexistent

Question 44

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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the lumbar vertebra shown here.
Image:
Lumbar+Vertebra (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Spinous process
  • Superior articular process
  • Accessory process
  • Lamina
  • Transverse process
  • Vertebral body
  • Spinal canal
  • Pedicle

Question 45

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At what level does the spinal cord terminate?
Answer
  • L2
  • L3
  • L4
  • L5

Question 46

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Which is true of the sacrum?
Answer
  • 5 individual vertebrae
  • 5 individual vertebrae that fuse by adulthood
  • 5 individual vertebrae that fuse by puberty
  • 5 individual vertebrae that fuse in the first 2 years of life

Question 47

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The sacrum has pairs of anterior and posterior formaina that provide roots for the exit of spinal nerves in place of transverse foramina.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 48

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What is the median sacral crest a remnant of?
Answer
  • The fused spinous processes
  • The fused transverse processes
  • The fused vertebral bodies
  • The fused costal facets

Question 49

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What is the lateral sacral crest a remnant of?
Answer
  • The fused transverse processes
  • The fused spinous processes
  • The fused vertebral bodies
  • The fused costal facets

Question 50

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What are the transverse ridges of the sacrum remnants of?
Answer
  • The fused intervertebral discs
  • The fused transverse processes
  • The fused spinous processes
  • The fused costal facets

Question 51

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What is the name given to the superior anterior projection of bone forming the posterior margin of the pelvic inlet?
Answer
  • The sacral promontory
  • The superior sacral surface
  • The ala
  • The sacroiliac joint

Question 52

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Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the sacrum.
Image:
Sacrum+Init (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Sacral promontory
  • Body of first sacral vertebra
  • Transverse ridges
  • Anterior sacral foramina
  • Apex
  • Coccyx
  • Sacral canal
  • Body
  • Superior articular process
  • Auricular surfaces
  • Lateral sacral crest
  • Median sacral crest
  • Posterior sacral foramina
  • Sacral hiatus

Question 53

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How many individual vertebrae fuse to form the coccyx?
Answer
  • 4
  • 6
  • 8
  • 3

Question 54

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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the coccyx.
Image:
Coccyx+Labelled (binary/octet-stream)
Answer
  • Coccygeal cornua
  • Transverse process
  • Superior articular facet
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