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10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
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12
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
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5
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How many sacral vertebrae are there?
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5 (fused)
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How many coccygeal vertebrae are there?
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4 (fused to 2 bones)
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Describe the facets of the lumbar vertebrae
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Allow significant flexion and extension, facilitate access w/ needle
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Describe the facets of the thoracic vertebrae
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Allow predominantly rotational movement, lateral processes long and heavy, articulate with ribs
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What is the sacral hiatus?
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The laminae of the last sacral vertebra, incomplete and bridged by ligaments
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What is the injection point for caudal anesthesia?
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The sacral hiatus
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What are cornua?
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Projections of rudimentary articular proceses on the coccyx
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What covers the sacral hiatus?
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The saccrococcygeal ligament (extension of ligamentum flavum)
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