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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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name the 5 parts of the vertebral column
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cervical
thoracic lumbar sacrum coccyx |
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name the 4 curvatures of the spinal cord
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cervical curvature
thoracic curvature lumbar curvature pelvic curvature |
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which curves are concave and which are convex?
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concave - cervical and lumbar
convex - thoracic and sacrum |
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what is the human vertebrae formula
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7 12 5 1 1
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what is the fetal vertebral formula
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7 12 5 4
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name 3 exxageration os the vertebral column
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chifosis
lumbar lordosis scoliosis |
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what does the vertebral foramen do
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allows the spinal nerves to exit
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how many pairs of ribs do we have
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12 pairs
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why are ribs 8-10 called 'false ribs'
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b/c they are not actually connected to the sternum they fuse with the bone above
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what are ribs 1-7, 8-10 and 11-12 called
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1-7 known as vertebral sternum ribs
8-10 known as vertebral chondral ribs 11-12 known as vertrbral muscular ribs |
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what is the hole in the tranverse process and what does it do?
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its known as the tranverse foramen and it conveys the vertebral artery and a vein
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what holds the head up
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2superior articular facets
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a vertebral disk has 2 major components:
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1. nucleus pulposus
2. ? |
