VERTEBRAL COLUMN/SPINAL COLUMN - Functions

Question 1

How does the vertebral column participate in skeletal formation?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Distinguish between motion and locomotion?

Answer 2

motion is movement without travel; locomotion is movement to a new site or location

Question 3

What organ is specifically associated with the horizontal axis of the skull?

Answer 3

the eye and the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear