Multiple Choice
The vertebrae that have enhanced weight-bearing capability are the __________.
7. The Skeletal System
The Spine
Back7. The Skeletal System
The Spine
- Multiple Choice
In a skiing accident, Marcio broke his T2 and T3. Where is his injury?
- Multiple Choice
Which part of the spine will have fewer individual bones as you age?
- Multiple ChoiceHow many cervical vertebrae are there in a normal adult?
- Multiple ChoiceThe inferior end of the vertebral column is composed of the __________.
- Multiple ChoiceIn a(n) __________, the vertebral column is formed from 33 separate bones.
- Multiple ChoiceHow many regions of the vertebral column are there?
- Multiple ChoiceThe vertebral disc is housed between the __________ of neighboring vertebrae.
- Multiple ChoiceC7 is referred to as the vertebra prominens because __________.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following spinal deformities is quite common during late childhood in females?
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
The thoracic and sacral curvatures are the vertebral column's concave curvatures.
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
A vertebral disc is composed of an inner anulus fibrosus and an outer nucleus pulposus.
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
The posterior projection from a vertebra is the spinous process.
- Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
The sacral, coccygeal, and cervical vertebrae are fused in an adult.
- Open QuestionWhat is the function of the intervertebral discs?