Axial Skeleton and Vertebral Column Anatomy
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What type of process is absent in the Axis vertebra?

  • Dorsal tubercle
  • Body (correct)
  • Transverse process
  • Spinous process

In which vertebra is the cranial articular surface divided by a notch?

  • Fifth cervical
  • Third cervical (correct)
  • Sixth cervical
  • Fourth cervical

Which vertebra has a bifid spine?

  • Axis (correct)
  • Fifth cervical
  • Third cervical
  • Atlas

Which vertebra has cranial and caudal branches in its transverse processes?

<p>Third cervical (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is unique about the spinous process of the thoracic vertebrae in horses?

<p>Sharp both cranially and caudally (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vertebra has sharp cranial and grooved caudal spinous processes?

<p>Sixteenth thoracic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the axial skeleton consists of the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum?

<p>Axial skeleton (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the vertebral column subdivided for description?

<p>By regions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which region of the vertebral column consists of fused (false) vertebrae?

<p>Sacrum (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feature distinguishes the cervical vertebrae in terms of transverse processes?

<p>Two pronged transverse processes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vertebra in the axial skeleton has only caudal costal facets and a single transverse process at its last position?

<p><code>T18</code> (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the thoracic vertebrae bear that distinguishes them from other regions?

<p>Longest spinous processes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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