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26 Cards in this Set
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What are the 4 main functions of the vertebral column?
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1. Enclose & protect spinal cord.
2. Support the trunk. 3. Support the skull. 4. Attachment point for the ribs. |
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The spine Consist of ____ irregular bones, & is divided into what 5 groups?
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1. Cervical 2. Thoracic 3. Lumbar 4. Sacrum 5. Coccyx |
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What are the 4 curves of the spine?
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1. Cervical
2. Thoracic 3. Lumbar 4. Pelvic |
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____ & ____ curves are convex anteriorly & are lordotic curves.
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Lumbar & Cervical
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____ & ____ curves are concave anteriorly & are kyphotic curves.
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Thoracic & Pelvic
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____ & ____ are primary curves.
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Thoracic & Pelvic
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____ or secondary curves develop after birth.
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Compensatory
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____ & ____ are secondary or compensatory curves.
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Cervical & Lumbar
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The lumbar developes between ____ & ____ months, child begins to walk.
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12-18 months
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Cervical Development,
____ to ____ months, child holds up head. ____ to ____ months, Child sits unassisted. |
3-4 months,holds up head
8-9 months, sits unassisted |
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What type of joints are vertebral bodies?
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Cartilaginous, Symphysis
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Define Kyphosis (____ ____):
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(Hunch Back)
Increase in anterior concavity |
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Define Scoliosis:
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Abnormal lateral curvature
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Define Lordosis (____ ____):
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(Sway Back)
Increase in anterior concavity |
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Cartilaginous are slightly moveable, & are ____ type joints.
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Symphysis
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Synovial joints are ____ moveable.
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Freely
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What type of joints are sacroiliac (SI) joints?
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Irregular Gliding
(cartilaginous) |
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What are the 4 synovial (freely moveable) joints associated with the spine?
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1- Atlanto-Occipital
2- Costovertebral 3- Costotransverse 4- Zygapophyseal |
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Define costovertebral:
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Where the head of the ribs articulate with the vertebral bodies at the facets and demifacets of the thoracic spine.
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Define Zygapophyseal:
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Located between the articulating processes of the vertebral arches.
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Define costotransverse:
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Where the tubercles of the ribs articulate with the transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae.
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What are the 4 A-Typical vertebra?
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1. C1 Atlas
2. C2 Axis 3. Sacrum 4. Coccyx |
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the ___ portion of the vertebra is composed of cancellous tissue covered by a layer of compact tissue.
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Body
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What are the 12 main parts to typical vertebra?
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one body
two pedicles two lamina four articulating process two transverse process one spinous process |
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The ____ & ____ enclose the vertebral foramina.
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Body & Vertebral Arch
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Describe C1 Atlas:
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A-Typical
Ring like structure, no body Very short spinous process Anterior & posterior arch, 2 transverse process which are longer than the rest of the C-spine & 2 lateral masses which receive condyles of the occipital bone. |
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