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8 Cards in this Set
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cervical vertebrae
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Seven vertebrae (C1-C7) located at the top of the spine. Concave curvature.
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thoracic vertebrae
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Twelve vertebrae (T1-T12) located just below the cervical vertebrae. Convex curvature known as kyphosis. Abnormal lateral curvature is known as scoliosis.
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kyphosis
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normal convex curvature of the thoracic spine
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scoliosis
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abnormal lateral curvature of the thoracic spine
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lumbar vertebrae
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Five vertebrae (L1-L5) located just below the thoracic. Concave curvature. Exaggerated or normal curvature both called “lordosis.”
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lordosis
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curvature of the lumbar spine, can refer to normal or exaggerated state
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sacrum
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five fused, modified vertebrae at the base of the spine that articulate with two ilum bones to cmoplete the pelvic ring
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coccyx
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tailbone, a vestigial structure consisting or three or four fused vertebrae
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