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Vertebral Column and Thoracic Cage Review
Besides the skull, list and describe the other major structures of the
axial skeleton.
Discuss the curves of the human
vertebral column and their overall
contribution to the human body.
Discuss the similarities and
differences in the atlas and the axis.
List the different types of ribs. Discuss their
similarities and differences.
Describe the vertebral column and thoracic cage from superior to
inferior.
Describe the composition and functions of the intervertebral
discs.
A. Name the bone.B. Identify the space indicated by the yellow star.C. What passes through this space?D. Identify the direction indicated by the red star.E. Identify the direction indicated by the black star.F. Identify the structure indicated by the green star.G. With what bone and structures does this bone articulate
superiorly?H. What type of movement(s) occur(s) at that articulation?
A. Identify the space indicated by the white star.B. Identify the space indicated by the red star.C. Identify the structure indicated by the orange star.D. What is the general function of that structure?E. Identify the structure indicated by the green star.F. Identify the structure indicated by the blue star.G. Identify the structure indicated by the red arc.H. Identify the structure indicated by the yellow star.
A. Identify the bone indicated by the red arrow.
B. How many bones fuse to form this region?C. What two appendicular bones articulate
with this structure?D. Name the articulation area in the purple
circle.E. What are these joints called?F. Identify the structure indicated by the
white arrow.G. What passes through these openings?H. Name the structure indicated by the green
oval.I. Identify the structure indicated by the
orange arrow.J. Identify the structure in the blue rectangle.K. Identify the structure indicated by the
yellow arrow.L. How many bones fuse to form this region?
A. Identify the bone.B. Identify the region indicated by the red star.C. Identify the region indicated by the blue star.D. What is the structure that is normally found
inferiorly to the yellow star?E. What is the connector named that connects it to
the main structure?F. Identify the landmark indicated by the green arrow.G. Identify the landmark that’s missing.
A. Identify the bone.B. Identify the structure indicated by the
white star.C. Identify the structure indicated by the
red star.D. Identify the structure indicated by the
blue star.E. Identify the structure indicated by the
yellow star.F. Identify the structure indicated by the
green star.G. What specific bone does this one
articulate with superiorly.H. Identify the type of movement that
occurs at that articulation.
A. Identify the type of bone.B. Identify the region indicated by the red diamond.C. Identify the region indicated by the blue diamond.D. Identify the region indicated by the black diamond.E. Identify the region indicated by the white diamond.F. Identify the region indicated by the orange diamond.G. Identify the region indicated by the green diamond.H. Identify the region indicated by the yellow diamond.
A. Identify the type of bone.B. Identify the region indicated by the red star.C. Identify the region indicated by the blue star.D. Identify the region indicated by the black star.E. Identify the region indicated by the white star.F. Identify the region indicated by the orange star.G. Identify the region indicated by the green star.H. Identify the region indicated by the yellow star.
A. Identify the pink structure.B. To what does it articulate?C. Identify the blue structure.D. To what does it articulate?