Coccyx

As mentioned earlier, the vertebral column consists of five regions. These regions are cervical (neck), thoracic (upper and mid back), lumbar (lower back), sacral and coccyx. Some of the structures that would be affected by the incident are the intervertebral discs, due to the compression that was placed on the head. If the vertebral discs structure is severely compressed, the inner material, known as the nucleus pulposus, that is inside the discs could leak out and cause herniation. Herniation…

1. Describe Ossification during Fetal Development. During the fetal development the first stage of the “bones” is cartilage which resembles bones but is more flexible due to the lack of calcium salts as it develops calcium salts are deposit into it all through until after it is born to life. As a result, the process of gradual replacement of immature bone cells and calcium deposits is called Ossification. 2. What are the roles of Osteoclasts in bone formation? The roles of Osteoclasts in bone…

The Skeletal System The skeletal system has many functions, and one function includes supporting and protecting the body while providing the shape and form of the body. The skeletal system consists of connective tissues whereas it comprises of cartilage, bones, tendons and ligaments. The skeletal system also functions as a means of providing mobility and a storage unit for minerals, fats and production of blood cells. There are different components that make up the skeleton. The skeleton is firm…

covers most of the other gluteal muscles. It is quadrangular in shape and has a broad origin at the lateral surface of the ilium posterior to the linea glutea posterior, and along the dorsal surface of lower sacrum and the lateral surface of the coccyx to the external surface of the sacrotuberous ligament. There is also attachment to fascia overlying the gluteal medius muscle and between the ilium and sacrum, to fascia covering the erector spinae muscle. It covers diagonally downwards and…

Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana) About The Half Moon Pose is a standing yoga pose that will test your leg muscles and your capability to balance. How To Begin by starting in the Extended Triangle Pose to the left side. With your right hand placed on the right hip. breathe in, bending your left knee, and move your right foot about six to twelve inches forward along the floor. Simultaneously, reach your left hand forward, past the little toe side of the left foot, at approximately twelve inches.…

Evolution is one of the most debatable theories in all of the scientific world. This leads it to be very widely scrutinized, turned over, go through, and left disheveled. It has been quite a challenge for so many people to hold their standpoint on evolution, and the monumental theory is worthy of all their sweat and blood. Evolution, though it has its weak points, hold strong through years of testing, the discovery of evidence, and the disproving of other theories. Evolution was first…

send signals to your brain allowing you to move and walk. ” Vertebrae are the 33 individual bones that interlock with each other to form the spinal column. The vertebrae are numbered and divided into regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx.” There are different types of spinal cord injuries two of them are, complete and incomplete spinal cord injuries. A complete spinal cord injury is…

my time at clinical I watched nurses complete multiple pre-emptive measures to keep their patients from getting ulcers and deep vein thrombosis. Decubitus ulcers were very rare at KU Rehab, but I did witness a few patients that had ulcers on their coccyx area. Most of the patients with ulcers had obtained them before they came to rehab. Most often times…

and Mrs. Jordan did not feel good about it; she needed an explanation on what Bucks traction is. Nurse Debbie and Stephanie gave bed birth to Mrs. Jordan while at the same time inspecting the skin. She’s so that the skin that is broken down at her coccyx and asked the other nurse to put those skin barrier on it. Mrs. Jordan’s skin was breaking down because of her age, her…

with their assessment. What impacted me the most was how pressure ulcers develop and the level of severity that it can reach at. For instance, on the patient that I witnessed the removal of the wound VAC, the patient had a pressure ulcer in the coccyx area, that was an estimated three…