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4.1 The Vertebral Column Flashcards

1
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no. of bones Cervical vertebrae

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7 bones

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no. of bones Thoracic vertebrae

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12 bones

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no. of bones Lumbar vertebrae

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5 bones

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4
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no. of bones Sacrum

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5 fused bones

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5
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no. of bones Coccyx

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3, 4, or 5 incomplete bones

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6
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between adjacent vertebrae

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Intervertebral joints or discs

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between articular processes

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Interarticular joints

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8
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between occipital bone and atlas

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Atlantooccipital joints

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5th lumbar vertebra and sacrum

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Lumbosacral joints

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10
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sacrum and coccyx

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Sacrococcygeal joint

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between a rib and a vertebra

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Costovertebral joints

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tubercle of a rib and a transverse process of vertebra

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Costotransverse – joints

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13
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between articular processes of the vertebrae

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Zygapophyseal joints

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PARTS AND PROMINENCES OF THE VERTEBRAE

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True or movable vertebrae

False or fixed vertebrae

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15
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Cervical curvature

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Lordotic Type

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Thoracic curvature

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Kyphotic Type

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Lumbar curvature

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Lordotic Type

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Pelvic curvature

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Kyphotic Type

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is the solid anterior part shaped like a cylinder, with the posterior surface flattened

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Body of the vertebra

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curved posterior part enclosing an opening

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Arch of the vertebra

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21
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two short rounded processes that extend posteriorly, one from each lateral margin of the dorsal surface of a vertebral body

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Pedicle

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22
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two flattened plates of bone, one passing towards the midline from each pedicle

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Laminae

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23
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an opening formed by the vertebral arch with its pedicles and laminae, and the posterior surface of the vertebral body

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Vertebral foramen

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24
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is a tubular passage extending from the foramen magnum of the skull to the lower sacrum

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Vertebral canal

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25
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is formed by either the upper or lower curved surface of a pedicle

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Vertebral notch

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26
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is an opening on each side of the arch

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Intervertebral foramen

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27
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extend laterally from the junction of a pedicle with a lamina on each side

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Transverse processes

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28
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extend up towards the head from the junction of each pedicle and lamina

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Superior articular processes

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projects caudally from the junction of each pedicle and lamina

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Inferior articular process

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30
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extends posteriorly from the dorsal margin of each vertebral arch

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Spinous process

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31
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  • Forked spinous processes

* Foramina transversaria (2)

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Cervical

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32
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first cervical vertebrae

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Atlas

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33
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  • No body
  • No spinous process
  • 2 lateral masses
  • 2 arches – anterior and posterior
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Atlas

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34
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second cervical vertebra

35
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a dens or odontoid

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other name for dens

37
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7th cervical vertebra

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Vertebra prominens

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large long spinous process

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Vertebra prominens

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Costal pits or facet (fovea costalis)

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  • Large size
  • No pits
  • No foramina transversaria
41
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  • Five fused bodies
  • Lateral parts fused
  • 2 alae, a base, an apex
  • Promontory
  • Superior articular processes (2)
  • Sacral canal, hiatus, and two cornura
  • Sacral foramina – 8 anterior, 8 posterior
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  • 4 or 3 or 5 incomplete

* 2 cornua

43
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flat articular surfaces of bodies of the adjacent vertebrae from the second cervical vertebra to and including the lumbosacral joints between the 5th lumbar body and the sacum

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Intervertebral joints (Cartilaginous joints)

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Formed by:

  • Articular surfaces of adjacent vertebrae covered by compact bone
  • Thin articular cartilages covering the articular surface of each vertebra, compose of hyaline cartilage
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Intervertebral joints

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flat circular plate lying between the articular cartilages covering each bone, and consisting of: Anulus fibrosus and Nucleus pulposus

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Intervertebral disc

46
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an outer pad of fibrous tissue and fibrocartilage

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Anulus fibrosus

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the pulpy center of a disc in the center of an annulus fibrosus and surrounded by it

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Nucleus pulposus

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An anterior longitudinal ligament of fibrous tissue extending lengthwise along the anterior surfaces of vertebrae

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A posterior longitudinal ligament passes lengthwise between adjacent vertebrae along their posterior surfaces

50
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pass lengthwise between the laminae of adjacent vertebrae

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Ligamenta flava

51
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connect adjacent spinous processes

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Interspinal ligaments

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connects the tips of the spinous processes

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Supraspinatus ligament

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Articular processes of the adjacent vertebrae on each side

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Interarticular joints (zygapophyseal joints) – gliding joints

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Occipital condyle of the occipital bone

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Atlantooccipital joints – condylar joints

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Superior articular surface on the lateral mass on the lateral mass of the atlas on the same side

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Atlantooccipital joints – condylar joints

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Dens of the axis and a ring formed by the anterior arch of atlas

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Median atlantoaxial joint – pivot joint

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Inferior articular surface of the lateral mass of the atlas, and the superior articular process of the axis on each side

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Lateral atlantoaxial joints – gliding joints

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Between the lateral margins of the articular surfaces of lower cervical vertebrae, on each side

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Accessory Cervical joints – several

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Inferior articular surface of the 5th lumbar vertebra and the superior articular surface of the sacrum

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Lumbosacral joint – cartilaginous joint

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Inferior articular processes of upper end of sacrum

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Interarticular joints – gliding joints

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Distal end of sacrum forming a joint with the first segment of the coccyx

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Sacrococcygeal joint – cartilaginous joint

62
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Present between the segments of the coccyx

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Intercoccygeal joints

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The discs disappear in later life and the segments unite

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Intercoccygeal joints

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2 or more vertebrae may be united with no joint between them

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Fusion of vertebrae

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right or left of the vertebra may be absent, or one half of the vertebra may fuse with the vertebra above or below it, leaving the other half as a separate bone

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Hemivertebra

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the right and left lamina may fail to unite with each other at the medial line posteriorly

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Spina bifida

67
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may present between the superior and inferior articular processes of vertebrae at the isthmus were these join

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Articular defects

68
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the lower part of the sacrum may fail to develop

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Absence of sacrum

69
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the 5th lumbar vertebra may be partly or completely fused with the upper sacrum

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Sacralization

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Mastoid tip

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Gonion (angle of mandible)

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Thyroid cartilage

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Vertebra prominens

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Approximately 5 cm (2 in) above level of sternal notch

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Level of manubrial (sternal) notch and superior margin of scapulae

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Level of sternal angle

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Level of inferior angle of scapulae

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Level of xiphoid tip

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Costal margin

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Level of umbilicus

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Level of most superior aspect of iliac crest

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Level of anterior superior iliac spine

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Level of pubic symphysis and greater trochanters

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