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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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the bony thorax is composed of these 3 things?
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sternum
ribs thoracic vertebrae |
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ribs 1-7 are?
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vertebroSTERNAL true ribs
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ribs 8-12 are?
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vertebroCHONDRAL false
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at the level of the 3rd thoracic vertebra?
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jugular notch
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at the level of the 2nd ribs, ascending aorta, and 5th thoracic vertebra?
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sternal angle
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at the level of the diaphragm and 9th thoracic vertebra?
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xiphisternal joint
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commonly knows as the breastbone?
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sternum
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serve as the anchoring site for the ribs?
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thoracic vertebrae
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a lateral thoracic spine curvature is?
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scoliosis
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excessive posterior thoracic curvature?
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kyphosis
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excessive lumbar curvature?
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lordosis
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curvatures that are present at birth?
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primary curvatures
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curvatures that develop after birth?
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secondary curvatures
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this bone is commonly known as the tail bone?
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coccyx
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remnent of fused spinous processes in the sacrum is?
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median sacral crest
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formed by fusion of transverse processes in the sacrum?
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ala
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site of vertebral fusion in the sacrum?
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transverse ridges
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passage for blood vessels and nerves in the sacrum?
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anterior/posterior sacral foramina.
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the foramen exists between the inferior notch of a _________ vertebrae, and the superior notch of an _______ vertebrae.
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superior, inferior. `
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the foramen that exists between an inferior and superior vertebral notch as well as a superior and inferior vertebral notch is called the?
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intervertebral foramen
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