6 The Vertebral Column Flashcards
The Vertebral Column is part of what skeleton?
axial
How many vertebral bones are there?
33
How many regions are there in the axial skeleton
5
Name the 5 regions of the axial skeleton (the 33 vertebral bones
Cervical spine Thoracic spine lumbar spine sacral region coccygeal region
Abbreviations: Cervical spine Thoracic spine lumbar spine sacral region coccygeal region
Csp Tsp Lsp (buttock area) (tailbone)
Carval spine consists of ___ cervical vertebrae
7
Thoracic spine consists of ___ thoracic vertebrae
12
Thoracic spine consists of ___ thoracic vertebrae
12
Lumbar spine consists of ___ lumbar vertebrae
5
The sacral region consists of ___ fused sacral vertebrae
5
coccygeal region consists of ___ fused coccygeal
4
What parts of the spine have intravertebral discs?
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
In this part of the spine, Discs are usually absent but there may be some disc remnants, Name it.
Sacral region
in the spine, Discs are usually absent here:
coccygeal region
What is the normal curvature for the cervical spine?
A lordosis
What is the normal curvature for the cervical spine?
A lordosis
The normal curvature in the thoracic spine is:
a kyphosis
the normal curvature in the lumbar spine is
lordosis
the normal curvature in the sacral spine and coccygeal spine is:
a kyphosis
Common abnormal curvatures of the spine are?
Scoliosis
excessive kyphosis in thoracic
excessive lordosis in lumbar
Scoliosis is a ____ curvature of the spine most common in the ____ region
lateral, thoracic
Excessive kyphosis is referred to commonly as
hunchback/humpback
an Excessive kyphosis (hunch back) can develop when ______ causes weakening and erosion of the anterior portions of the ______ thoracic vertebrae resulting in their ______ ______
osteoporosis, upper,
gradual collapse
Excessive lordosis (or swayback) is an excessive ____ curve of the _____ region and is most commonly associated with _____ and late pregnancy
anterior, lumbar
obesity
Scoliosis is an abnormal _____ curvature accompanied by the _____ of the vertebral column most commonly occurs in the _____ region
lateral , twisting
thoracic
