Vertebral column

Question 1

Each vertebra contains this, an opening that spinal cord runs through. Protects spinal cord. In cervical C1-12 & Lumbar L1-5 is more triangular, while in Thoracic T1-12 is round.

Foramen= hole in bone

Answer 1

Vertebral foramen

Question 2

wedge shaped bone associated with the tailbone. Foramina here supply nerve passageway.

Answer 2

sacrum

Question 3

tailbone, serves as point of muscle attachment.

Answer 3

coccyx

Question 4

Of the sternum; rib cage. Tiny triangular, inferior piece articular with the body.

Answer 4

xiphoid process

Question 5

rib cage

Answer 5

sternum

Question 6

chest plate between ribs, superior to the xiphoid process.

Answer 6

manubrium