Bontrager Chapter 10 Workbook & Self Test
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
List the 3 structures that make up the bony thorax - CORRECT ANSWER - Sternum
Thoracic , vertebrae , 12 pairs of ribs
What is the term for the long, middle aspect of the sternum? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Body
The most distal aspect of the sternum does not ossify until a person is approximately ______
years of age - CORRECT ANSWER - 40
The total sternum length on an average adult is about _____ inches - CORRECT
ANSWER - 7 inches
The xiphoid process of the sternum is at the approximate level of the _______ vertebra -
CORRECT ANSWER - T9 to T10
The sternal angle is at the level of - CORRECT ANSWER - T4 to T5
What is another term for the sternal angle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Manubriosternal joint
What is the name of the joint that connects the upper limb to the bony thorax (the only bony
connection between the bony thorax & upper limbs)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sternoclavicular joint
What is the name of the section of cartilage that connects the anterior end of the rib to the
sternum? - CORRECT ANSWER - Costocartilage
, True/False: The 11th & 12th ribs are classified as false & floating ribs - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
True/False: The anterior aspect of the ribs is called the vertebral end - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Which aspect of the ribs articulates with the transverse process of the thoracic vertebrae? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Tubercle
List the 3 structures found within the costal groove of each rib - CORRECT ANSWER -
Artery Vein Nerve
Which end of the ribs is most superior - the posterior vertebral ends or the anterior sternal ends? -
CORRECT ANSWER - posterior or vertebral ends
Approximately how much difference in height is there between the 2 ends of the ribs? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 3 to 5 inches (7.5 to 12.5 cm)
Which ribs articulate with the upper lateral aspect of the manubrium of the sternum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - First (anterior sternal end)
The bony thorax is widest at the lateral margins of which ribs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
8th or 9th
How many posterior ribs are shown above the diaphragm? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10
Movement type for first sternocostal - CORRECT ANSWER - synarthrodial(immovable)
Movement type for first through 12th costovertebral Joints - CORRECT ANSWER -
Diarthodial(moveable)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
List the 3 structures that make up the bony thorax - CORRECT ANSWER - Sternum
Thoracic , vertebrae , 12 pairs of ribs
What is the term for the long, middle aspect of the sternum? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Body
The most distal aspect of the sternum does not ossify until a person is approximately ______
years of age - CORRECT ANSWER - 40
The total sternum length on an average adult is about _____ inches - CORRECT
ANSWER - 7 inches
The xiphoid process of the sternum is at the approximate level of the _______ vertebra -
CORRECT ANSWER - T9 to T10
The sternal angle is at the level of - CORRECT ANSWER - T4 to T5
What is another term for the sternal angle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Manubriosternal joint
What is the name of the joint that connects the upper limb to the bony thorax (the only bony
connection between the bony thorax & upper limbs)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sternoclavicular joint
What is the name of the section of cartilage that connects the anterior end of the rib to the
sternum? - CORRECT ANSWER - Costocartilage
, True/False: The 11th & 12th ribs are classified as false & floating ribs - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
True/False: The anterior aspect of the ribs is called the vertebral end - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Which aspect of the ribs articulates with the transverse process of the thoracic vertebrae? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Tubercle
List the 3 structures found within the costal groove of each rib - CORRECT ANSWER -
Artery Vein Nerve
Which end of the ribs is most superior - the posterior vertebral ends or the anterior sternal ends? -
CORRECT ANSWER - posterior or vertebral ends
Approximately how much difference in height is there between the 2 ends of the ribs? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 3 to 5 inches (7.5 to 12.5 cm)
Which ribs articulate with the upper lateral aspect of the manubrium of the sternum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - First (anterior sternal end)
The bony thorax is widest at the lateral margins of which ribs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
8th or 9th
How many posterior ribs are shown above the diaphragm? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10
Movement type for first sternocostal - CORRECT ANSWER - synarthrodial(immovable)
Movement type for first through 12th costovertebral Joints - CORRECT ANSWER -
Diarthodial(moveable)
