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Axial Skeleton: Vertebral Column and Thoracic Cage Flashcards

1
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How many vertebrae are there?

A

33

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2
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How many vertebrae are movable?

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26

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3
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What is the purpose of the vertebral column?

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Support and protection

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4
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Why does the spine have curvatures?

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To help center weight and shock absorbtion

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5
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What is the name for lumbar curvature?

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Lordosis

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6
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What is the name of cervical curvature?

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Kyphosis

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7
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What part of the vertebrae is between the spinous process and transverse process?

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Lamina

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8
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What is between the transverse process and the body of a vertebrae?

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Pedicles

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9
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What allows the passage of spinal nerves?

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Intervertebral foramen

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10
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What medical procedure removes the back of the spine to access the spinal cord?

A

Laminectomy

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11
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What limits the twisting of the vertebral column?

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Interlocking of the superior and interior processes

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12
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What does the Fibrocartilage disc do?

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Shock absorption and to compress or elongate

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13
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What is the name of the outer ring of Fibrocartilage?

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Anulus fibrosus

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14
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What passes through the spinous process?

A

Nuchal ligament

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15
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How many cervical vertebrae are there?

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7

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16
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What is unique about the cervical vertebrae?

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Has foramen in the transverse process and bifurcated spinous process

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17
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What does a bifurcated spinous process mean?

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The spinous process is split in two

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18
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What is the other name of the C1 vertebrae?

A

Atlas

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19
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The other name of the C2 vertebrae

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Axis

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20
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The other name of the C7 vertebrae

A

Vertebra prominens

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21
Q

What joint makes the yes motion?

A

Atlanto-occipital joint

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22
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What joint makes the no motion?

A

Odontoid process

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23
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What is the articulation of the atlas and axis called?

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Altantoaxial joint

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24
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What is the defining feature of the C7 (Vertebra prominens)?

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Large long spinous process

25
Q

How many thoracic vertebrae?

A

12

26
Q

What attaches to the thoracic vertebrae?

A

Ribs

27
Q

What part of the thoracic vertebrae do the ribs attach?

A

Costal facets and transverse process

28
Q

What is special about ribs 11 and 12?

A

They don’t have tubercles and they are floating

29
Q

Where does the adult spinal cord end?

A

L1

30
Q

How many lumbar vertebrae?

A

5

31
Q

What medical procedure happens between the L3 and L4?

A

Spinal tap

32
Q

Which type of vertebrae is the largest?

A

Lumbar

33
Q

What extra vertebrae can cause back problems?

A

6th lumbar

34
Q

How many vertebrae in the sacrum?

A

5

35
Q

Where does the sacrum articulate?

A

Os coxae

36
Q

What part of the sacrum articulates with the os coxae?

A

Auricular joint

37
Q

What is the name of the joint between the sacrum and the os coxae?

A

Sacroiliac joint

38
Q

How many Coccyx vertebrae?

A

4

39
Q

What is the more well known name for the coccyx?

A

Tail bone

40
Q

What natural process can damage the coccyx?

A

Childbirth

41
Q

What makes up the thoracic cage?

A

Ribs, thoracic vertebrae, sternum, and costal cartilage

42
Q

What attaches to the lowest rib?

A

Diaphram

43
Q

What notch is at the superior portion of the manubrium?

A

Jugular (super sternal) notch

44
Q

What is directly superior to the super sternal notch?

A

Suprasternal fossa

45
Q

What is the name of where the second set of ribs attach?

A

Sternal angle

46
Q

What can happen if you hit the xiphoid?

A

It can puncture the liver

47
Q

How many ribs are there?

A

24

48
Q

How many true rib pairs?

A

7

49
Q

How many false ribs?

A

6

50
Q

How many floating rib pairs?

A

2

51
Q

What makes the floating ribs unique?

A

They don’t attack to the sternum

52
Q

What do all the false ribs have in common?

A

They share the costal cartilage attachment

53
Q

What is important about Otzis ribs?

A

Didn’t have 12th pair of ribs

54
Q

What can result from a damaged spinal cord?

A

You can’t breathe

55
Q

What is a flail chest?

A

3 or more adjacent rib fractures

56
Q

What is an example of a neural tube defect?

A

Spinal bifida

57
Q

What muscles support the spine anteriorly?

A

Rectus abdominis

58
Q

What muscle supports the spine posteriorly?

A

Erector spinae

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