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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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The vertebral column consist of how many vertebrae
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33
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What are vertebral regions and how vertebrae are in each?
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Cervical (7)
Thoracic (12) Lumbar (5) Sacral (5) Coccygeal (4) |
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Which vertebrae are fused?
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Sacrum (5) & Coccygeal (4)
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What are the functions of the vertebral column?
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Provides a stable base for attachments of the head, rib cage, and pelvis
Creates a link b/w the upper extremities and lower extremities Allows for mobility of the trunk while providing stability for internal organs Protects the spinal cord and exiting spinal nerves |
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Which regions convex anteriorly and concave posteriorly?
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Cervical and Lumbar
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What regions to Lordosis refer to?
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Lumbar and Cervical
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What regions concave anteriorly and convex posteriorly?
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Thoracic and sacrcoccygeal
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What regions does kyphosis refere to?
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Thoracic and sacrcoccygeal
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The embryonic vertebral column is...through the spine.
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kyphotic
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When does Lordosis occur?
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After birth with the developemnt of upright posture.
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Primary curves refer to?
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kyphotic thoracic and sacrococcygeal
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Secondary curves refer to?
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Lordotic cervical and lumbar curves
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Bony lardmark at C7
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Neck
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Bony lardmark at T2
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Superior Angle of Scapula
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Bony lardmark at T7
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Inferior Angle of Scapula
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Bony lardmark at T12
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Rib 12
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Bony lardmark at L4
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Iliac crest
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Excessive kyphosis is prevalent in the
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Thoracic spine
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Excessive Lordosis is prevalent in the
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Lumbar spine
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What is Scoliosis?
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Deformity in which there are one or more lateral curvatures of the lumbar and/or thoracic spine.
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What is Torticollis?
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Scoliosis in the cervical spine
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