Exit Quiz #4 Answers

1.  Posteriorly, all ribs attach to the thoracic vertebrae. The head of the rib articulates with _______the body of the same-numbered and immediately superior vertebrae___________________, and the tubercle of the rib articulates with  _____the costal facet of the transverse process of the same-numbered vertebra _______

2. In the anatomical position which of the forearm bones lies medially? __ulna___________________

3. How many phalanges are there in the right thumb? ___2___How is each specifically identified in anatomical terms? ________right #1 proximal phalanx; right #1 distal phalanx___________________

4. Proximally, the femur articulates with ________the hip bone____________________________, and distally, it articulates with ______the tibia________

5. Compare the model of the female and the male pelvis and identify the anatomical childbearing adaptations of the ischial tuberosities, sacrum and coccyx. ____________ischial tuberosities shorter; sacrum wider and shorter; coccyx straighter, movable______________________________________

Extra Question, not graded.

6. Which bones contribute to the knee joint?  _______femur, tibia, and patella______________