Photo Credit: Ralph T. Hutchings
Figure 6-3 A Cervical Vertebra (Superior View)
Use Figure 6-3 to identify the labeled part.
-The ridges that can be felt along the backbone, on the dorsal aspect of the body, are produced by the
A) vertebral arches.
B) dens.
C) spinous processes.
D) transverse processes.
E) styloid processes.

Question

Photo Credit: Ralph T. Hutchings
Figure 6-3 A Cervical Vertebra (Superior View)
Use Figure 6-3 to identify the labeled part.
-The ridges that can be felt along the backbone, on the dorsal aspect of the body, are produced by the
A) vertebral arches. 
B) dens. 
C) spinous processes. 
D) transverse processes. 
E) styloid processes.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The spinous processes are the bony bumps that can be felt along the dorsal (posterior) aspect of the vertebral column. They are visible in the superior view of the cervical vertebra in Figure 6-3. The vertebral arches, dens, transverse processes, and styloid processes are all labeled in the figure but do not produce the ridges felt along the backbone.