7.7-7.9 Quiz Prep

The vertebral column encloses and protects the __.

The __ of the vertebrae support the weight of the head and trunk.

The __ separate adjacent vertebrae.

The pedicels, laminae, and spinous process of a vertebra form the __.

The intervertebral foramina provide passageways for __.

Transverse foramina of cervical vertebrae serve as passageways for __ leading to the brain.

The first vertebra is also called the __.

When the head is moved from side to side, the first vertebra pivots around the __ of the second vertebra.

The __ vertebrae have the largest and strongest bodies.

The number of vertebrae that fuse to form the sacrum is __.

Arteries leading to brain go through __>

The pectoral girdle is an incomplete ring because it is open in the back between the __.

The medial ends of the clavicles articulate with the __ of the sternum.

The lateral ends of the clavicles articulate with the __ of the scapula.

The __ divides the posterior side of the scapula into unequal portions.

The tip of the shoulder is due to the __ of the scapula.

At the lateral end of the scapula, the __ curves anteriorly and inferiorly from the clavicle.

The glenoid cavity of the scapula articulates with the __ of the humerus.