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44 Cards in this Set
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What does the verebral column do? |
encloses and protects the spinal cord acts as support for the trunk supported by the hips and lower extremities |
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is lumbar concave or convex |
convex |
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is thoracic concave or convex? |
concave |
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is cervical concave or convex |
convex |
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is sacral curvature concave or convex |
concave |
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the vertebral arch is made up of... |
the spinous process pedicles transverse process laminae |
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what do you calls the holes in the sacrum from the front |
ventral sacral foramina |
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what do you call the holes in the sacrum from the back |
dorsal sacral foramina |
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how many vertebral bodies are there? |
33 |
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how many true vertebrae are there |
24 |
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how many fused vertebrae are there? |
8-10 |
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how many bones are fused together in sacrum? |
5 |
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how many bones are fused together in the coccyx? |
4 |
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what do you call the hole that is formed by the junction of the superior and inferior notches of adjacent vertebrae |
intervertebral foramen |
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what does the intervertebral foramen carry |
the spinal nerves and blood vessels |
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what are located in between verebral bodies and what does it do |
the intervertebral discs, they act as shock absorbers and allow the vertebral column to bend |
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what are the intervertebral discs made out of |
the central sponge material is made out of nucleus pulposus and the firm outer portion is made out of annulus fibrosus |
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where does the spinal cord begin and end |
begins after the medulla oblongata ends at L1-L2 |
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what is the most inferior portion of the spinal cord |
conus medullaris |
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bundle of nerves that extend from the conus medullaris |
the cauda equina |
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which vertebrae have transverse foramens |
cervical vertebrae |
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which vertebrae have bifid spinous processes |
C3-C6 |
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what does the transverse foramen hold |
verebral arteries |
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what is C1 called |
atlas |
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what is C2 called |
Axis |
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what is in the spinal canal |
spinal cord cerebrospinal fluid |
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which ribs are true ribs |
1-7 |
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which ribs are false ribs |
8-10 |
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which ribs are floating ribs |
11-12 |
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the spinous process is _________________ to its corresponding body |
inferior |
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which is the largest vertebrae |
lumbar |
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lumbar vertebrae have large ______________ |
transverse processes |
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what muscle lies lateral to the lumbar vertebrae |
psoas muscle |
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the sacrum articulates with the pelvic bone via |
the sacroilliac joint |
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what do you call the spine protrusions on the sacrum |
spinous tubercles |
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what do you call the small indentation between the coccyx and sacrum |
sacral hiatus |
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what you call the small wings of the sacrum |
ala |
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greater curvature of the lower back |
lordosis |
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greater curvature of the upper back |
kyphosis |
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s shaped spine |
scoliosis |
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what is the front part of the atlas called and the back part |
anterior arch posterior arch |
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another word for dens process |
odontoid |
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where do blood vessels and nerves go through |
the intervertebral foramina |
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where does the psoas muscle start at? |
T-12 |