Vertebral column part 1 ex. 1 QQ

Question 1

what is the number of vertebrae in the typical adolescent?

Answer 1

33 segments

Question 2

what is the # of vertebrae in the typical adult?

Answer 2

26 segments

Question 3

what is the # of vertebrae in the typical spine?

Answer 3

24 segments

Question 4

what constitutes the spine?

Answer 4

24 presacral segments, cervical, thoracic and lumbar

Question 5

how many segments unite to form the typical sacrum?

Answer 5

5 segments

Question 6

how many segments unite to form the typical coccyx?

Answer 6

4 segments

Question 7

which mammals do not have 7 cervical vertebrae?

Answer 7

2 toed sloth, manatee, ant bear, 3 toed sloth

Question 8

which mammals have more than 7 cervical vertebrae?

Answer 8

ant bear and 3 toed sloth

Question 9

which mammals have less than 7 cervical vertebrae?

Answer 9

manatee and 2 toed sloth

Question 10

what does the term cervical refer to?

Answer 10

region of the neck

Question 11

what does the term thoracic refer to?

Answer 11

breast plate or chest; referred to armor bearing region of torso

Question 12

what other term is often used to identify the vertebral segments of the chest?

Answer 12

dorsal segments, dorsals

Question 13

what is the typical # of segments in the dorsal or thoracic region?

Answer 13

12 segments

Question 14

what does the term lumbar refer to?

Answer 14

the loin, region between rib and hip

Question 15

what is the typical # of segments in the lumbar region?

Answer 15

5 segments

Question 16

what does the term sacrum refer to?

Answer 16

the holy bone or holy region

Question 17

what does the term coccyx refer to?

Answer 17

a cuckoo birds bill or beak

Question 18

what is the length of the typical male spinal column?

Answer 18

70 cm- 28 in

Question 19

what is the length of the typical female spinal column

Answer 19

60 cm- 25 in

Question 20

what is the length difference between a typical male and female spinal column?

Answer 20

about 3 inches

Question 21

what is the length of the male cervical region?

Answer 21

12 cm or 5 in

Question 22

what is the length of the male thoracic region?

Answer 22

28 cm or 11 in

Question 23

what is the length of the male lumbar region?

Answer 23

18 cm or 7 in

Question 24

what parts of the body are supported by the vertebral column?

Answer 24

head, upper extremities, ribs, viscera and pelvis

Question 25

how does the vertebral column participate in skeletal formation?

Answer 25

ribs are formed from the costal process of the embryonic vertebral template

Question 26

what levels of the vertebral column specifically accommodate weight-bearing transfer?

Answer 26

S1-S3 at the auricular surface

Question 27

what is motion?

Answer 27

movement without travel

Question 28

what is locomotion?

Answer 28

movement to a new site or location

Question 29

what is specifically responsible for shape and position of the human frame?

Answer 29

comparative anterior vs. posterior height of vertebral body and comparative anterior vs. posterior height of the intervertebral disc

Question 30

how does the vertebral column accommodate transmission?

Answer 30

the peripheral nerve communicates with the central nervous system via the intervertebral foramen

Question 31

what organs are specifically associated with the horizontal axis of the skull?

Answer 31

the eye and vestibular apparatus of the inner ear