axial Flashcards
hyoid
u-shaped, above larynx
rib (anatomy)
head, neck, shaft
rib (types)
true, false, floating
vertebra
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar
spinous process
“faces spine” posterior
transverse process
“faces sides” lateral
SAP and IAP
vertebral foramen and canal
Intervertebral foramen: superior and inferior vertebral notch
Intervertebral discs
nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus
*C1: (atlas)
“yes” motion
lateral mass, S.A.P., I.A.P., anterior and posterior arch, anterior and posterior tubercle
*C2: (axis)
“no” motion
dens/odontoid process
*Cervical: transverse foramen
*T1-T10: transverse costal facet
*Thoracic: superior and inferior costal facet
Sternum
body, sternal angle, xiphoid process
pedicle
lamina
sacrum
anterior and posterior sacral foramen, median sacral crest, lateral sacral crest, sacral canal, sacral hiatus, auricle surface, sacral promontory, alae
coccyx