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Axial Skeleton: Vertebral column Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 5 regions of the vertebral column (spine)?

A

Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccygeal

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2
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Cervical vertebrae

A

neck

-1st set of 7 vertebrae comprising the neck

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3
Q

Thoracic vertebrae

A

chest

-2nd set of 12 vertebrae

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4
Q

Lumbar vertebrae

A

lower back

-3d set of 5 vertebrae

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5
Q

Sacral vertebrae

A

Pelvic

-4th set of 5 vertebrae
[fused by 25-30 years of age]

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6
Q

coccygeal vertebrae

A

tailbone

-5th and last set of usually 4 vertebrae

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7
Q

What are the 2 specialized cervical vertebrae?

A
  1. Atlas: C1 [shaking head yes]
  2. Axis: C2 [shaking head no]
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8
Q

identify B

A

vertebral foramen

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9
Q

Identify C

A

body

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10
Q

Identify A

A

spinous process

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11
Q

identify G

A

pedicle

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12
Q

identify this:

A

sacral vertebrae

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13
Q

identify #1

A

manubrium [of sternum]

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14
Q

identify #3

A

xiphoid process [of sternum, missing from this bone, underneath body, triangle shaped]

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15
Q

identify #2

A

body [of sternum]

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16
Q

Identify A, B, C

A

A: Spinous process

B: vertebral foramen

C: lamina

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17
Q

identify D, E, F

A

D: pedicle

E: superior articular process

F: transverse process

18
Q

identify G, i, J

A

G: body

I: transverse foramen

J: inferior articular process

19
Q

what region is this from?

A

thoracic vertebrae
(giraffe)

20
Q

identify A, B, C

A

A: spinous process

B: vertebral foramen

C: transverse process

21
Q

identify D, F, G

A

D: superior articular process

F: body

G: pedicle

22
Q

identify H and j

A

h: lamina

j: inferior articular process

23
Q

identify i, e, k

A

I: costal facet of transverse process

e: superior facet

k: inferior facet

24
Q

Identify A, B

A

A: spinous process

B: Vertebral foramen

25
Q

what region is this from?

A

lumbar

26
Q

identify C, D, and H

A

C: superior articular process

D: transverse process

H: inferior articular process

27
Q

identify E, F, G

A

E: body

F: pedicle

G: lamina

28
Q

identify F

A

coccyx

29
Q

identify A

A

sacral promontory

30
Q

identify C

A

sacral ala (lateral mass)

31
Q

identify E

A

sacral foramina (anterior)

32
Q

what is it pointing to?

A

apex

33
Q

identify the arrow

A

sacral canal

34
Q

what is it pointing to?

A

sacral hiatus

35
Q

what is it pointing to?

A

sacral cornua

36
Q

identify B, C, D

A

B: head

C: neck

D: tubercle

37
Q

Name and # of the first cervical vertebrae

A

Atlas C1

38
Q

Ribs 11 and 12 are anatomically referred to as:

A

vertebral

-False/floating

39
Q

Ribs 1-7 are :

A

Vertebrosternal

-true ribs

40
Q

Ribs 8-10 are :

A

vertebrochondral

-false ribs

41
Q

identify 4 and 5

A

4: tubercle

5: head

42
Q

what is unique about the first cervical vertebra (Atlas C1)?

A

it has no body or spinous process

-allows nodding yes motion

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