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FREE ANATOMY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AXIAL
SKELETON EXAM QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation
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-Guarantee passing score -36 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Bulk of the sternum, sides are notched at articulations for the costal cartilage of ribs 2-7
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Body (of sternum) Question 2: The concave curvatures of the vertebral column from the posterolateral view
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Cervical & Lumbar Curvatures Question 3: Vertebra that supports the skull and allows for flexion & extension of the neck
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C1 (Atlas) Question 4: Part of the false ribs that do not attach to the sternum at all, inferior two pairs of ribs
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Floating Ribs
Question 5: Superior section that articulates with the medial ends of the clavicles
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Manubrium Question 6: The convex curvatures of the vertebral column from the posterolateral view
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Thoracic & Sacral Curvatures
Question 7: C1-C7; 7 vertebrae of the neck region
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Cervical Region Question 8: Surrounds and protects the spinal cord, transmits weight of the trunk to the lower extremeties, also the attachment sites for muscles of the neck & back
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Vertebral Column
Question 9: How many curvatures does the vertebral column have?
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4
Question 10: The smallest and lightest vertebrae
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C1-C7; the Cervical Vertebrae Question 11: Lies inferior to the mandible, acts as a movable base for the tongue, the only bone with no direct articulation with any other bone
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Hyoid Bone Question 12: Superior 7 pairs of ribs that attach to the sternum directly with costal cartilage
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True Ribs
Question 13: Bodies are thick and robust
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L1-L5; Lumbar Vertebrae
Question 14: Breastbone, made up of three sections
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Sternum
Question 15: Inferior end of the sternum that ossifies around age 40
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Xiphoid Process
Question 16: Components of the Bony Thorax
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Thoracic Vertebrae Ribs Sternum and Costal Cartilage
Question 17: Most inferior region of the vertebral column
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Coccyx Question 18: Projects superiorly and acts as a pivot for rotation of the atlas and skull
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Dens (Odontoid Process) Question 19: Forms the framework of the chest, protects the thoracic organs, supports shoulder girdle and upper limbs
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Bony Thorax
Question 20: Other name of the C1?
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Atlas
Question 21: L1-L5; 5 vertebrae of the lower back
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Lumbar Region Question 22: Vertebra that allows for rotating of the head from side to side, Dens projects superiorly
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C2 (Axis) Question 23: Shapes the posterior wall of the pelvis, superior surface articulates with L5, inferior surface articulates with the coccyx
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Sacrum Question 24: Attach to the sternum anteriorly and the vertebral column posteriorly, 12 pairs
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Ribs
Question 25: These vertebrae all articulate with the 12 pairs of ribs
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T1-T12; Thoracic Vertebrae
Question 26: The vertebral column is made up of how many bones?
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26 bones in an adult
Question 27: Inferior to the lumbar vertebrae and superior to the coccyx
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Sacrum
Question 28: 5 Regions of the Vertebral Column
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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, & Coccyx
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