4-Lab: Vertebral Column Flashcards
1
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Vertebral Column
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Columna Vertebralis
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General structure of columna vertebralis
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It is an axial structure Not straight: Cervical Lordosis, Thoracic Kyphosis, Lumbar Lordosis and Sacral Kyphosis 31-33 vertebrae: 7 Cervical 12 Thoracic 5 Lumbar 5 Sacral and 2-4 coccygeal
3
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Cervical Vertebra
A
Vertebrae cervicales
4
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Thoracic
A
Vertebrae Thoracicae
5
Q
Lumbar
A
Vertebrae lumbales
6
Q
Sacral
A
Vertebrae Sacrales
Fused to Os Sacrum
7
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Coccygeal
A
Vertebrae coccygei
Fused to form os coccygis
8
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Typical vertebral features
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Body
Arch
Hole
Protusions; spinous, transverse, articular
9
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Body
A
Corpus
10
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Arch
A
arcus vertebrae
11
Q
Hole
A
foramen
12
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Protusions
A
Processus Vertebrae
13
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Spinous Process
A
Processus spinosus
14
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Transverse Process
A
Processus Transversus
15
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Articular Process
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Processus Articularis (superior, inferior)
