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10 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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how many vertebrae are in each of the five spinal regions?
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7 cervical 12 thoracic 5 lumbar and 5 sacral
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what are the three purpose of the intervertebral disks ?
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absorb shocks,resist compression, and separate vertebrae
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kyphosis
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roundness of the thoracic
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lordosis
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too much curve of the lumbar
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scoliosis
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crooked spine
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nucleus pulposus
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jelly core of the spine
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annulus fibrosus
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surrounding of serval layers of cartilage
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spondylolysis
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stress fracture of bone degeneration
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spondylolisthesis
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fracture fail to heal and become unstable. instability cause it to slip forward.
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how does an athlete typically injure the brachial plexus ?
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By forcing the neck in to the opposite direction, causing it to stretch.
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