6 The Vertebral Column

Question 1

The Vertebral Column is part of what skeleton?

Answer 1

axial

Question 2

How many vertebral bones are there?

Answer 2

33

Question 3

How many regions are there in the axial skeleton

Answer 3

5

Question 4

Name the 5 regions of the axial skeleton (the 33 vertebral bones

Answer 4

Cervical spine 
Thoracic spine 
lumbar spine 
sacral region 
coccygeal region

Question 5

Abbreviations:
Cervical spine 
Thoracic spine 
lumbar spine 
sacral region 
coccygeal region

Answer 5

Csp
Tsp
Lsp
(buttock area)
(tailbone)

Question 6

Carval spine consists of ___ cervical vertebrae

Answer 6

7

Question 7

Thoracic spine consists of ___ thoracic vertebrae

Answer 7

12

Question 7

Thoracic spine consists of ___ thoracic vertebrae

Answer 7

12

Question 8

Lumbar spine consists of ___ lumbar vertebrae

Answer 8

5

Question 9

The sacral region consists of ___ fused sacral vertebrae

Answer 9

5

Question 10

coccygeal region consists of ___ fused coccygeal

Answer 10

4

Question 11

What parts of the spine have intravertebral discs?

Answer 11

cervical
thoracic
lumbar

Question 12

In this part of the spine, Discs are usually absent but there may be some disc remnants, Name it.

Answer 12

Sacral region

Question 13

in the spine, Discs are usually absent here:

Answer 13

coccygeal region

Question 14

What is the normal curvature for the cervical spine?

Answer 14

A lordosis

Question 14

What is the normal curvature for the cervical spine?

Answer 14

A lordosis

Question 15

The normal curvature in the thoracic spine is:

Answer 15

a kyphosis

Question 16

the normal curvature in the lumbar spine is

Answer 16

lordosis

Question 17

the normal curvature in the sacral spine and coccygeal spine is:

Answer 17

a kyphosis

Question 18

Common abnormal curvatures of the spine are?

Answer 18

Scoliosis
excessive kyphosis in thoracic
excessive lordosis in lumbar

Question 19

Scoliosis is a ____ curvature of the spine most common in the ____ region

Answer 19

lateral, thoracic

Question 20

Excessive kyphosis is referred to commonly as

Answer 20

hunchback/humpback

Question 21

an Excessive kyphosis (hunch back) can develop when ______ causes weakening and erosion of the anterior portions of the ______ thoracic vertebrae resulting in their ______ ______

Answer 21

osteoporosis, upper,

gradual collapse

Question 22

Excessive lordosis (or swayback) is an excessive ____ curve of the _____ region and is most commonly associated with _____ and late pregnancy

Answer 22

anterior, lumbar

obesity

Question 23

Scoliosis is an abnormal _____ curvature accompanied by the _____ of the vertebral column most commonly occurs in the _____ region

Answer 23

lateral , twisting

thoracic