Vertebral Column And Thoratic Cage

Front 1

Name of the red area? Function?

Back 1

Spinous process, where the laminae fuse together

Front 2

Name the four Spinal curves, top to bottom. Primary curves? Secondary?
Function of each?

Back 2

Cervical: Support the head, allows the head to move-Thoratic: Hold the ribs-Lumbar: Bear the weight of the body-Sacral: Articulate with the pelvic girdle
Primary Curves: Thoratic and sacral (appear in the fetal development)
Secondary Curves: Lumbar and cervical (appears months after birth)

Front 3

Red Area? Function?

Back 3

Transverse process
Function: Attachment site for muscle

Front 4

Name all parts, function of part C1? Part C2?

Back 4

C1=Atlas-Holds up the head, allows for your head to shake 'yes'
C2=Axis, arrow is the dens, allows for the rotation of the head to say 'no'

Front 5

Name? Function?

Back 5

Sacrum: Attaches the axial skeleton to the apindicular skeleton

Front 6

Name? Function?

Back 6

Coccyx-Provides an attachment site for a muscle that closes the anal opening

Front 7

Name? Different tips of ribs? Costal Carrilage function?

Back 7

Thoratic Cage: True ribs:1-7. False ribs: 8-12. Floating ribs: 10-12. Costal Cartilage connects the true ribs to the sternum

Front 8

Name of the vertebrae? 1-4 and function

Back 8

Cervical Vertebrae
1: Body
2: Transverse Process: Attachment sites for muscle
3: Vertebral Foramen: Hole for the spine
4: Spinous Process

Front 9

Name? 1-2-white spot on 2-4-5

Back 9

Thoratic vertebrae
1: Spinous process
2: Transverse process (costal facet- connects to the ribs)
4: Vertebral Foramen
5: Body