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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

is lumbar concave or convex

convex

is thoracic concave or convex?

concave

is cervical concave or convex

convex

is sacral curvature concave or convex

concave

the vertebral arch is made up of...

the spinous process


pedicles


transverse process


laminae

what do you calls the holes in the sacrum from the front

ventral sacral foramina

what do you call the holes in the sacrum from the back

dorsal sacral foramina

how many vertebral bodies are there?

33

how many true vertebrae are there

24

how many fused vertebrae are there?

8-10

how many bones are fused together in sacrum?

5

how many bones are fused together in the coccyx?

4

what do you call the hole that is formed by the junction of the superior and inferior notches of adjacent vertebrae

intervertebral foramen

what does the intervertebral foramen carry

the spinal nerves and blood vessels

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

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

where does the spinal cord begin and end

begins after the medulla oblongata


ends at L1-L2

what is the most inferior portion of the spinal cord

conus medullaris

bundle of nerves that extend from the conus medullaris

the cauda equina

which vertebrae have transverse foramens

cervical vertebrae

which vertebrae have bifid spinous processes

C3-C6

what does the transverse foramen hold

verebral arteries

what is C1 called

atlas

what is C2 called

Axis

what is in the spinal canal

spinal cord


cerebrospinal fluid

which ribs are true ribs

1-7

which ribs are false ribs

8-10

which ribs are floating ribs

11-12

the spinous process is _________________ to its corresponding body

inferior

which is the largest vertebrae

lumbar

lumbar vertebrae have large ______________

transverse processes

what muscle lies lateral to the lumbar vertebrae

psoas muscle

the sacrum articulates with the pelvic bone via

the sacroilliac joint

what do you call the spine protrusions on the sacrum

spinous tubercles

what do you call the small indentation between the coccyx and sacrum

sacral hiatus

what you call the small wings of the sacrum

ala

greater curvature of the lower back

lordosis

greater curvature of the upper back

kyphosis

s shaped spine

scoliosis

what is the front part of the atlas called


and the back part

anterior arch


posterior arch

another word for dens process

odontoid

where do blood vessels and nerves go through

the intervertebral foramina

where does the psoas muscle start at?

T-12