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How many Cervical vertebrae?
7
How many thoracic vertebrae?
12
how many lumbar vertebrae?
5
how many sacral vertebrae?
5 fused
how many coxygeal?
4 fused
Vertebral body is what direction from spinal cord?
anterior
vertebral body resembles what kind of bone?
short long
from the vertebral body, there are 2 of each of these…
pedicles and laminae
vertebrae also contain 4….2….1…
4 articular processes, 2 transverse processes, 1 spinous process
function of vertebral foramen
helps form the vertebral canal containing the spinal cord.
intervertebral foramen is formed by…
inferior and superior vertebral notches
intervertebral foramen contains…
dorsal root ganglion and spinal nerves
how many vertebral processes
7
how many lever-like processes?
3
how many spinous process?
1
how many transverse processes?
2
how many articular processes?
4
spinous process extends…..
posteriorly and inferiorly
spinous process is connected by…
interspinous ligaments, supraspinous ligament
transverse process originates from…
junction of the pedicles and laminae
transverse process serves as the site of…
muscle attachment
articular facets are at … angles
oblique
articular facets limit….
rotation and flexion of adjacent vertebral bodies. it adds stability to vertebral column
inferior articular process faces…
inferior and lateral
superior articular process faces..
superior and medial
pars interarticularis is…
the portion between the superior and inferior articular facet on each vertebra.
cervical vertebrae are unique in having…
foramen transversarium for vertebral artery in C1-C6
C7 foramen transversarium only contains…
accessory vertebral vein
C7 has an extra long ….
spinous process
cervical spinal processes of C2-C6 are generally…
bifid (split in two)
atlas
C1
axis
C2
C1 superior articular facets receives ….of the occipital bone of the skull
occipital condyles
atlas has no…or …..
body or spinous process
atlas does have a …and…
posterior arch and posterior tubercle
articular processes project superiorly and inferiorly in the lumbar vertebrae to…and limits…
limit rotation, flexion and extension
lumbar vertebrae has an additional process for muscle attachment called….(also presents on…inferior thoracic vertebrae)
mamillary process, 4