Anatomy #1 Flashcards
Out the 33 Vertebrae how many are movable?
24
From top to bottom list the divisions of vertebra and how many vertebra contained in each division
Cervical Spine: 7 Vertebrae Thoracic Spine: 12 Vertebrae Lumbar Spine: 5 Vertebrae Sacrum: 5 fused Vertebrae (Don't Move) Coccyx: 4 fused vertebrae (Don't Move)
What Lie between the vertebrae and what is it called?
fibrocartilagenous discs called intervertebral discs
What is the key function of the intervertebral discs?
Weight bearing
Between which two vertebrae of the spine is there no intervertebral disc?
C1-C2
Fibrous outer layer of the intervertebral disc is know as?
Annulus Fibrosis
The inner substance of an intervertebral disc is know as?
Nucleus pulposus
Which divisions of the spine have Lordotic curvature?
Cervical/ Lumbar
Lordotic in greek means?
Curving forward
Which divisions of the spine have Kyphotic curvature?
Thoracic/ Sacral
What divisions of the spines curvature are considered primary and why are they considered primary?
Thoracic and Sacral
Because they develop in feudal stage
What divisions of the spine curvature are considered secondary and when do these curvatures develop?
Cervical and Lumbar
Begins developing when lifting head
Where is the body of the vertebra located?
anterior part of the vertebra.
Do vertebral bodies get larger or smaller as you progress inferiorly?
Larger
What encloses the vertebral foramen?
Vertebral Arch
What makes up the Vertebral Arch?
Arch is formed anteriorly by 2 pedicles which project posteriorly from both sides of the superior part of the vertebral body. As the pedicles project posteriorly they meet two laminae. The laminae meet posteriorly to form a spinous process.
What are other process that arise from the vertebral arch?
Four Articular Processes. There are superior and Inferior articular processes on the right and on the left
What is located on the four articular process of a vertebra?
Articular facets
What do the inferior facets of a vertebra articulate with?
The Inferior Facets of one vertebra articulate with the superior facets of another vertebra.
What is the aka for the joint that articulates the inferior facets of one vertebra to the superiors facets of another vertebra?
zygapophysial joints
What is the area between the superior and inferior articular processes?
Pars interarticularis
What is the most common fracture sight of the spine?
Pars interarticularis
What are the processes called that project laterally from the vertebral arch?
Transverse process
Which Foramen allows for the passage of the spinal nerves?
Intervertebral Foramen
What forms the intervertebral foramen?
There are notches on the pedicles (superior and inferior vertebral notches) - the vertebral notches of 2 adjacent vertebrae form an almost complete ring called the intervertebral foramen.