Back to marketplace

Quiz 3: Teeth, Hyoid, Vertebrae, Ribs, Thorax

No description yet. This curated deck is ready for daily study.

Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

Card preview (24)

#1
Front (Question)

Part of the tooth covered by enamel

Back (Answer)

crown

#2
Front (Question)

Part of the tooth that anchors the tooth in the alveolus of the mandible or maxilla

Back (Answer)

Root

#3
Front (Question)

Specialized hard tissue that covers the crown

Back (Answer)

Enamel

#4
Front (Question)

Bone-like tissue that covers the external surface of tooth roots

Back (Answer)

Cementum

#5
Front (Question)

The tissue that forms the core of the tooth

Back (Answer)

Dentin

#6
Front (Question)

The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root

Back (Answer)

Cervix (or neck)

#7
Front (Question)

The line encircling the crown at the cervix, marking the most root-ward extent of the enamel

Back (Answer)

Cementoenamel

#8
Front (Question)

Body of the hyoid

Back (Answer)

Straddles the midline

#9
Front (Question)

Greater horns of the hyoid

Back (Answer)

long, thin structures that form the posterior sides of the hyoid

#10
Front (Question)

Lesser horns of the hyoid

Back (Answer)

small, conical eminences on the superior surface of the bone where the body and greater horns are joined

#11
Front (Question)

How many cervical (neck) vertebrae

Back (Answer)

7

#12
Front (Question)

How many thoracic (chest) vertebrae

Back (Answer)

12

#13
Front (Question)

How many lumbar (lower back) vertebrae

Back (Answer)

5

#14
Front (Question)

How many segments of sacral vertebrae

Back (Answer)

5

#15
Front (Question)

How many segments of the coccyx

Back (Answer)

3-5, usually 4

#16
Front (Question)

In the articulated vertebral column, what are the 4 distinct curves in the anterior/posterior plane

Back (Answer)

1) Cervical region (anterior curvature) 2) Thoracic region (posterior curvature) 3) Lumbar region (anterior curvature) 4) Sacrum/coccyx (very posterior curvature)

#17
Front (Question)

Body of the vertebrae

Back (Answer)

Spool shaped structure that constitutes the main, weight bearing part of the vertebrae

#18
Front (Question)

Spinous process of the vertebrae

Back (Answer)

Projects posteriorly on the midline and serves to anchor ligaments and muscles

#19
Front (Question)

Transverse process of the vertebrae

Back (Answer)

Found on each side of each vertebrae

#20
Front (Question)

Vertebral (neural) arch

Back (Answer)

Encloses the spinal cord posterior to the vertebral body

#21
Front (Question)

Pedicle of the vertebral arch

Back (Answer)

the short segment of the arch close to the vertebral body, attached more superiorly to the body than inferiorly

#22
Front (Question)

Lamina of the vertebral arch

Back (Answer)

Posterior to each pedicle, the plate like part of the arch that attaches the pedicle to the spinous process

#23
Front (Question)

Vertebral foramen

Back (Answer)

the hole in each vertebrae where the spinal cord passes through

#24
Front (Question)

Superior and inferior articular facets

Back (Answer)

for articulation with superior and inferior vertebrae