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8 Cards in this Set
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How many individual vertebrae does the vertebral column consist of and in how many movable parts?
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33, 26
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How many cervical vertebrae are there?
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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?
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5
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How many fused sacral vertebrae are there?
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5
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How many fused coccygeal?
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4
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What are several functions of the vertebral column?
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Provide vertical support for the body, supporting the weight of the head. Helping to maintain an upright position helping to transfer axial skeleton weight to the appendiciular skeleton of the lower limbs. Housing a and protecting the delicate spinal cord and providing a passageway for spinal nerves connecting to the spinal cord.
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What are the spinal curvatures associated with each of these vertebrae and what causes it?
Cervical curvature Thoracic curvature Lumbar curvature Sacral curvature |
Caused by osteoporosis which collapses ant portion of the vertebrae, disease, or weakness/paralysis of muscles in the trunk.
none Gymnasts/pregnant woman (kyphosis) osteomalacia Overweight individuals/gymnasts/pregnant women Lordosis Scoliosis: Most common spinal curvature deformity caused by unilateral muscular paralysis, or spasm, of the back, vertebral arch and the body either fail to form or form incompletely |
