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28 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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major support structure
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vertebral column/spine
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how many bones in spine
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26
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runs right through the center of the bony vertebral column, protecting it from injury
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spinal cord
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is not straight like a stack of checkers; has a curvature
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vertebral column
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rounded like outside of sphere
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- convex
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rounded, depressed sphere
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- concave
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how many vertebral columns
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28
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how many cervical
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7
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how many axis
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1 - the second cervical
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how many atlas
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1 - the first cervical
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how many lumbar
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5
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how many thoracic
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12
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how many sacrum
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1
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how many coccyx
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1
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first cervical vertebra *axial vert
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- atlas vertebra
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second cervical vertebra *axial vert
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- axis vertebra
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cervical spine, lumbar spine are concave or convex
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concave
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thoracic spine is concave or convex
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convex
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located in neck area
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cervical
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located in upper back
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thoracic
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located in lower back
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lumbar spine
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resembles triangle and joins pelvic bones
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sacral spine
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4-5 coccygeal vertebrae at base of spine
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coccyx
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articules to 12 ribs to create a protective cavity for heart and lungs
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thoracic vertebrae
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a protective cavity for heart and lungs
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thoracic cavity
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fibrous tissue and cartilage - between vertebrae
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intervertebral discs
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what part of the vertebral column absorbs spinal compression and shock
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intervertebral discs
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LS -
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lumbosacral
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