1.39 Axial Skeleton Flashcards
Name the spinal vertebra…
7 cervical 12 thoracic 5 lumbar 5 sacral - fuse 4 coccygeal - fuse
Where are the 2 curvatures of the spine?
- thoracic curvature (and sacral)
2. cervical and lumbar
When does primary curvature form?
In utero - born with them
When do the secondary curvatures form?
cervical - 3 months - when baby holds head up
limbar - 9-12months - when child starts to walk
Which vertebral processes have their spinal processes angled downwards the most?
Thoracic - difficult for an epidural - T3-T7
What type of joint is present between vertebral and intervertebral discs?
Cartilagenous joint
What type of joint is present in the articulation between the vertebral and the facets?
Synovial
In the spine, where are intervertebral discs not present?
C1-C2 and saxrum and coccyx
Where can the foramen transversum be found?
C1-C6 - for the vertebral arteries
Define lordosis…
Lumbar inward curvature - secondary curvature
Define kyphosis…
Thoracic outward curvature - primary curvature
What are the types of scolosis?
Thoracic - more towards the right - outward
Lumbar - more towards the left - inwards
What makes up a typical vertebrae?
Vertebral body Vertebral foramen 1 spinous process 2 transverse processes superior and inferior articular processes
Explain the different articulations (zygophysial/synovial joint) of each section of vertebrae…
Cervical - Sloped anterior to posterior
Thoracic - Vertical
Lumbar - Wrapped
In the costovertebral joint, with which vertebrae does a typical rib articulate with?
Head of typical rib, with its own vertebrae and 1 above
