Bontrager Chapter 10 Workbook Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Bontrager Chapter 10 Workbook Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass List the 3 structures that make up the bony thorax - A. Sternum B. Thoracic vertebrae C. 12 pairs of ribs What is the term for the long, middle aspect of the sternum? - Body The most distal aspect of the sternum does not ossify until a person is approximately ______ years of age - 40 The total sternum length on an average adult is about _____ inches (____ cm) - 6 inches (15 cm) The xiphoid process of the sternum is at the approximate level of the _______ vertebra - T9 to T10 The sternal angle is at the level of - T4 to T5 What is another term for the sternal angle? - Manubriosternal joint 2100% Pass Guarantee Sophia Bennett, All Rights Reserved © 2025 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)? - Sternoclavicular joint What is the name of the section of cartilage that connects the anterior end of the rib to the sternum? - Costocartilage What distinguishes a true rib form a false rib? - True ribs connect to the sternum by their own costocartilage. False ribs are connected to the sternum via the costocartilage of the 7th rib. True/False: The 11th & 12th ribs are classified as false & floating ribs - True True/False: The anterior aspect of the ribs is called the vertebral end - False (anterior or sternal end) Which aspect of the ribs articulates with the transverse process of the thoracic vertebrae? A. Head B. Costal angle C. Neck D. Tubercle - D. Tubercle List the 3 structures found within the costal groove of each rib - A. Artery 3100% Pass Guarantee Sophia Bennett, All Rights Reserved © 2025 B. Vein C. Nerve Which end of the ribs is most superior - the posterior vertebral ends or the anterior sternal ends? - posterior or vertebral ends Approximately how much difference in height is there between the 2 ends of the ribs? - 3 to 5 inches (7.5 to 12.5 cm) Which ribs articulate with the upper lateral aspect of the manubrium of the sternum? - First (anterior sternal end) The bony thorax is widest at the lateral margins of which ribs? - 8th or 9th How many posterior ribs are shown above the diaphragm? - 10 Movement type: 1st sternocostal - Synarthrodial - immovable Movement type: 1st through 12th costovertebral joints - Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable Movement type: 1st through 10th costochondral unions (between costocartilage & ribs) - Synarthrodial - immovable 4100% Pass Guarantee Sophia Bennett, All Rights Reserved © 2025 Movement type: 1st through 10th costotransverse joints (between ribs & transverse processes of T vertebrae) - Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable Movement type: 2nd through 7th sternocostal joints (between 2nd & 7th ribs & sternum) - Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable Movement type: 6th through 9th interchondral joints (between anterior 6th