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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Lumbago
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Generic term referring to back pain
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Sciatica
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Name for pain in the area of distribution of Sciatic nerve (L4 to S3)- commonly felt in buttock and over posterolateral aspects of leg
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Hemoptysis
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Coughing up blood in the sputum. Suggests lung infection.
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How many cervical vertebrae?
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7
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How many thoracic vertebrae?
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12
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How many lumbar vertebrae?
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5
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Sacrum # fuzed
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5 vertebrae
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Coccyx # fused
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3-4 vertebrae
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What two back muscle group/s are considered extrinsic muscles? How are they innnervated?
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Superficial and Intermediate group. Innervated by anterior rami of spinal nerves, or cranial nerve XI (trapezius)
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What muscle group/s are considered intrinsic? How are they innervated?
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Deep group. Innervated by posterior rami of spinal nerves.
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List the back muscles in the superficial group. What function do they typically have?
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Latissimus dorsi, Trapezius,levator scapulae, Rhomboid minor, Rhomboid major.
-Upper limbs |
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List back mm. in intermediate group. What is their typical function?
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Serratus posterior superior, serratus posterior inferior.
-Thoracic wall |
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List the common functions of deep back muscles.
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Vertebral column support, head.
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Kyphosis
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Abnormal curvature of the vertebral column in the thoracic region, producing a "hunchback" deformity.
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