2.1 Vertebral Column and Deep Back Flashcards by Maya Denslow | Brainscape

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Identify each area of the vertebral column

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green - cervical (7)

orange - thoracic (12)

pink - lumbar (5)

blue - sacral (5)

purple - coccyx (4)

33 vertebrae
22 true vertebrae

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vertebral body

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vertebral foramen (canal)

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vertebral lamina

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vertebral lamina 2

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vertebral pedicle

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vertebral pedicle 2

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inferior articular process

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superior articular process

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spine (spinous process)

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transverse process

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transverse process 2

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atlas (C1)

atypical
no vertebral body or spinous process
upward and downward movement, for example when nodding yes

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axis (c2)

‘dens’ projects superiorly
no intevertebral disc between c1 and c2

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dens (odontoid process)

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posterior arch of atlas

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anterior arch of atlas

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intevertebral disc

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anulus fibrosis

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nucleus pulposus

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intevertebral foramen

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transverse foramen

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vertebral arch

formed by pedicles and laminae

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sacral hiatus

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ligamentum flavum

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anterior longitudinal

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posterior longitudinal

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cervical enlargement

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lumbosacral enlargement

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conus medullaris

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cauda equina

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filum terminale (internus)

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ventral root

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dorsal root

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arachnoid mater

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dura mater

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pia mater

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denticulate ligament

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denticulate ligament 2

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denticulate ligament 3

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ventral primary ramus

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dorsal primary ramus

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spinal nerve

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dorsal root ganglion