Photo Credit: Ralph T. Hutchings

question 65

Multiple Choice

Photo Credit: Ralph T. Hutchings
Figure 6-3 A Cervical Vertebra (Superior View)
Use Figure 6-3 to identify the labeled part.
-Structure A is the

• A) vertebral arch.
• B) dens.
• C) spinous process.
• D) pedicle.
• E) lamina.

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Definitions:

Pelvis

The lower part of the torso in humans and other vertebrates, consisting of the pelvis bones which surround and protect organs like the bladder and reproductive organs.

Nephron

The functional unit of the kidney, involved in the process of filtering the blood to form urine.

Kidney

An organ in vertebrates that functions in the excretion of waste products and the regulation of electrolyte balance.

Capsule

In medicine, a solid dosage form in which the drug is enclosed within a hard or soft soluble container or shell, usually made of gelatin.