Intermediate Costovertebral Joints Quiz

Q1. Which facets receive the head of a typical rib?

• Transverse costal facets of two adjacent vertebrae
• Superior demifacets of two adjacent vertebrae
• Inferior demifacet of the vertebra above and superior demifacet of the corresponding vertebra
• Inferior articular facets of two adjacent vertebrae

Q2. What does the crest on the head of a typical rib separate?

• The shaft from the costal groove
• The rib from its costal cartilage
• The two articular facets on the rib head
• The neck from the tubercle

Q3. Which ligament attaches the crest of a typical rib head to the intervertebral disc?

• Superior costotransverse ligament
• Intra-articular ligament of the head of the rib
• Posterior longitudinal ligament
• Lateral costotransverse ligament

Q4. What effect does the intra-articular ligament have on the synovial cavity of a typical joint of the head of a rib?

• It converts the joint into a fibrous joint
• It divides the cavity into two compartments
• It eliminates the synovial cavity
• It connects the cavity with the pleural cavity

Q5. Which ribs typically articulate with a single vertebral body rather than two adjacent vertebral bodies?

• Ribs 1, 10, 11, and 12
• Ribs 7, 8, 9, and 10
• Ribs 2, 3, 4, and 5
• Ribs 5, 6, 7, and 8

Q6. Which rib normally articulates with the body of T12?

• Eleventh rib
• Twelfth rib
• Ninth rib
• Tenth rib

Q7. Which attachment pattern correctly describes the radiate ligament of a typical rib head?

• Rib tubercle to the corresponding transverse process only
• Rib shaft to the sternum
• Rib head to adjacent vertebral bodies and the intervening disc
• Rib neck to the transverse process above only

Q8. What type of movement occurs at the joints of the heads of the ribs during respiration?

• Wide circumduction
• Small gliding and rotational movements
• Pure hinge movement through a large range
• No movement

Q9. Elevation of the upper ribs during inspiration contributes particularly to which movement?

• Pelvic tilting
• Scapular winging
• Cervical rotation
• Pump handle movement

Q10. Elevation of more inferior ribs during inspiration contributes particularly to which movement?

• Bucket handle movement
• Opposition
• Scapular retraction
• Pronation