Pregunta 1
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Approximately how many bones make up the vertebral column?
Pregunta 2
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Which of the following are functions of the vertebral column?
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Axial support of the body above the pelvis
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Protection of the spinal cord
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Posture and movement
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Protection of the internal organs
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Protection of the cerebrospinal fluid
Pregunta 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?
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Stability and flexibility
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Better protection of the spinal cord
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Better protection of the internal organs
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Less flexible
Pregunta 4
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Which segments of the vertebral column retain the primary curve seen in the original foetal curvature of the spine?
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Thoracic spine
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Sacrococcygeal spine
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Cervical spine
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Lumbar spine
Pregunta 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?
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Cervical spine
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Lumbar spine
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Thoracic spine
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Sacrococcygeal spine
Pregunta 6
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Which segments of the vertebral column are described as kyphotic?
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Thoracic
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Cervical
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Lumbar
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Sacral
Pregunta 7
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Which segments of the vertebral column are described as lordotic?
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Cervical
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Thoracic
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Lumbar
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Sacral
Pregunta 8
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe this thoracic vertebra from a superior view.
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Spinous process
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Superior articular facet
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Transverse process
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Transverse costal facet
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Pedicle
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Lamina
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Vertebral foramen
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Superior costal facet
Pregunta 9
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe this lateral view of a thoracic vertebra.
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Superior costal facet
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Inferior costal facet
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Superior vertebral notch
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Superior articular facet
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Pedicle
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Inferior vertebral notch
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Inferior articular facet
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Spinous process
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Transverse costal facet
Pregunta 10
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What do the inferior and superior vertebral notches form?
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Intervertebral foramina
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Transverse foramina
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Vertebral foramina
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Pedicles
Pregunta 11
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Which component of the vertebrae is the weight-bearing component?
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Vertebral body
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Vertebral arch
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Pedicles
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Spinous processes
Pregunta 12
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What structure of bone will you find in the internal structure of the vertebral body?
Pregunta 13
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What aspect of the vertebrae forms the vertebral foramen in combination with the vertebral body?
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Vertebral arch
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Pedicles
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Spinous processes
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Transverse processes
Pregunta 14
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The vertebral foramina all align to form...
Pregunta 15
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What is the function of the laminae and pedicles?
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Transmit forces from the articular processes to the body
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Receive forces transmitted from the body
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Support body weight directly
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Form the intervertebral foramina
Pregunta 16
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What can the transverse and spinous processes of the vertebral column act as?
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Sites of muscular attachment
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Sites of articulation between adjacent vertebrae
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Weight-bearers
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Support the intervertebral discs
Pregunta 17
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The following questions will be about the cervical spine. How many cervical vertebrae have?
Pregunta 18
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Which of the following best describes the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae?
Pregunta 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?
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Route for the vertebral arteries into the brain
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Route for the carotid arteries into the brain
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Route for the exit of the spinal nerves
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House the spinal cord
Pregunta 20
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe this diagram of a cervical vertebra.
Pregunta 21
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Which is true of the first cervical vertebra, the atlas?
Pregunta 22
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The first cervical vertebra, the atlas, has the longest and most laterally extended transverse processes of the C spine.
Pregunta 23
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Why are the superior articular processes of the first cervical vertebra, the atlas, deeply curved?
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Articulation with the occipotal condyles of the skull
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Articulation with the axis
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Articulation with the mandible
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Provide a groove for the exit of the spinal nerve
Pregunta 24
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the first cervical vertebra, the atlas.
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Dens
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Anterior arch
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Superior articular facet
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Transverse foramen
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Transverse ligament
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Posterior arch
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Transverse process
Pregunta 25
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What is the function of the second cervical vertebrae, the axis?
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Axis of rotation for turning the head
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Supports the skull
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Supports the vertebral arteries
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Supports the upper 6 cervical vertebrae
Pregunta 26
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What is the odontoid process/dens of the second cervical vertebra, the axis?
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Projection extending upwards which is held to C1 via the transverse ligament
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Long spinous process which is palpable from the skin
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Long transverse process extending to the right body
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Long spinous proccess projecting upwards towards the skull instead of downwards
Pregunta 27
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the second cervical vertebra, the axis.
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Odontoid process/dens
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Superior articular facet
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Transverse foramen
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Lamina
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Spinous process
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Transverse process
Pregunta 28
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the force transmission down the cervical spine.
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Occipital condyles
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Atlas C1
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Axis C2
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C3
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C4
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Weight of head
Pregunta 29
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Why is the seventh cervical vertebra referred to as the vertebra prominens?
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It has a long spinous process which is palpable from the skin
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It has the longest, most lateral transverse processes of the cervical spine
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It has the largest body of the cervical spine
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Its transverse processes don't have transverse foramina
Pregunta 30
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the cervical spine as shown here.
Pregunta 31
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The following questions will be about the thoracic spine. How many thoracic vertebrae do we have?
Pregunta 32
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The thoracic vertebrae have smaller bodies than the cervical vertebrae.
Pregunta 33
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What is significant about the thoracic vertebrae?
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Long spinous process with pronounced downward angle
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Long spinous process with pronounced upward angle
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Long transverse processes
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Triangular shaped vertebral foramen
Pregunta 34
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What is the function of the long spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae?
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Limits flexion by overlapping with the next spinous process
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Contains facets for articulations of the rib
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Transmits force onto the body of the vertebra
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Transmits force onto the rib
Pregunta 35
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The thoracic vertebrae have additional facets on their transverse processes. What do these articulate with?
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The tubercles of the ribs
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The head of the ribs
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The superior thoracic vertebra
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The inferior thoracic vertebra
Pregunta 36
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What is significant about the T11 and T12 vertebrae compared to the rest of the thoracic spine?
Pregunta 37
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe this thoracic vertebra from a superior view.
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Body
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Vertebral foramen
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Superior costal facet
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Pedicle
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Superior vertebral notch
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Superior articular facet
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Spinous process
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Lamina
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Transverse costal facet
Pregunta 38
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Drag and drop the correct answers to describe this thoracic vertebra from a lateral view.
Pregunta 39
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the thoracic spine and how the ribs articulate with it.
Pregunta 40
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The following questions will be about the lumbar spine. How many lumbar vertebrae do we have?
Pregunta 41
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The vertebral bodies of the lumbar vertebrae are the largest and thickest of the entire vertebral column.
Pregunta 42
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What happens to the vertebral foramina the further down the lumbar spine you go?
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Become more triangular
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Become more circular
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Become narrower
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Become wider
Pregunta 43
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Which is true of the transverse and spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae?
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Short
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Long and narrow
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Long and blunt
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Nonexistent
Pregunta 44
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the lumbar vertebra shown here.
Pregunta 45
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At what level does the spinal cord terminate?
Pregunta 46
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Which is true of the sacrum?
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5 individual vertebrae
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5 individual vertebrae that fuse by adulthood
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5 individual vertebrae that fuse by puberty
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5 individual vertebrae that fuse in the first 2 years of life
Pregunta 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.
Pregunta 48
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What is the median sacral crest a remnant of?
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The fused spinous processes
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The fused transverse processes
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The fused vertebral bodies
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The fused costal facets
Pregunta 49
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What is the lateral sacral crest a remnant of?
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The fused transverse processes
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The fused spinous processes
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The fused vertebral bodies
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The fused costal facets
Pregunta 50
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What are the transverse ridges of the sacrum remnants of?
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The fused intervertebral discs
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The fused transverse processes
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The fused spinous processes
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The fused costal facets
Pregunta 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?
Pregunta 52
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Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the sacrum.
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Sacral promontory
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Body of first sacral vertebra
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Transverse ridges
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Anterior sacral foramina
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Apex
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Coccyx
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Sacral canal
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Body
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Superior articular process
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Auricular surfaces
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Lateral sacral crest
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Median sacral crest
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Posterior sacral foramina
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Sacral hiatus
Pregunta 53
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How many individual vertebrae fuse to form the coccyx?
Pregunta 54
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Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the coccyx.
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Coccygeal cornua
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Transverse process
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Superior articular facet