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Bones: Spinal Column and Ribcage Flashcards

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Coccyx

  • small, triangular “tailbone”
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linea terminalis

entire circular ridge of the pelvis

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body of rib

  • AKA shaft, begins at angle, curves anteriorly
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the head and tubercle of the rib connect to what facets?

where are these facets?

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4, costovertebral articular facet and 10, costotransverse articular facet

  • on the vertebral body and transverse process, resepectively
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costal groove

  • nerves and blood vessels to thoracic wall pass here
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red arrow

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head of rib

  • articulates with vertebra
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part between head and tubercle

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neck of rib

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5

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tubercle of rib

  • articulates with transverse process of vertebra
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rib overview

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  • 12 pairs total
  • 7 pairs “true” ribs that connect to the sternum via their own cartilages
  • 5 pairs “false” ribs attach indirectly (or not at all)
  • 2 pairs “floating” ribs don’t attach to sternum at all
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any of the green area

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costal cartilage

  • connect ribs to sternum
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14

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sacral canal

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10

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sacral promontory

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6

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sacral tuberosity

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12

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Ala/ wing

lateral part of the sacrum

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15
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Whole bone

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Sacrum

  • 5 fused vertebrae
  • forms posterior wall of pelvis
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11

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anterior sacral foramina

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base of sacrum

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2

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dorsal sacral foramina

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3

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sacral hiatus

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20
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7

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intermediate sacral crest

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4

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medial sacral line

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4

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Sacral Horns or Cornua

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green highlighted feature

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superior articular process of the sacrum

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13

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transverse lines or ridges of sacrum

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4

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medial sacral crest

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sternal angle

  • where manubrium and body meet
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Sternum

  • AKA breastbone

know:

  • Manubrium
  • Body
  • Xiphoid Process
  • Jugular Notch
  • Clavicular Notch
  • Sternal Angle
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body of sternum

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29
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clavicular notch of sternum\

-articulates w clavicle

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30
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number 1

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jugular notch of manubrium

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manubrium

  • shaped like knot of necktie
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xiphoid process

-bottom of sternum, shaped like tongue

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Typical Thoracic Vertebrae

  • costal facets on transverse processes and bodies
  • body is round to heart-shaped
  • vertebral foramen is circular
  • long inferiorly oriented spinous process
  • articular facets lie in frontal plane, allowing rotation
  • 12 total
33
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green

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pedicles of lumbar vertebra

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vertebral arch

  • made up of pair of pedicles and laminae
35
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  • green space
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vertebral foramen

  • space for spinal cord to thread through all vertebrae
35
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4

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spinous process

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6

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inferior articular process

37
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what’s this whole bone?

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atlas

  • first cervical vertebra
  • aritculates with occipital condyles and dens of axis
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axis vertebra

  • second cervical vertebra
  • has dens, superiorly extending process acts as pivot for rotation of skull
40
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red dotted features

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costal facets of thoracic vertebrae

  • these are the transverse costal facets on the transverse processes, the superior costal facets lie on the sides of the vertebral body
40
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orange

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spinous process

42
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whole bone

what distinguishes this kind from the other kinds?

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Typical Lumbar Vertebrae

  • thick, oval/kidney-shaped body
  • triangular vertebral foramen
  • short, flat, hatchet-shaped spinous process points straight back
  • articular processes lie in sagittal plane, allowing flexion/extension but little rotation
  • 5 total
43
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7

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pedicle of thoracic vertebra

43
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2

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posterior tubercle of cervical vertebra

45
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part 1

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spinous process

46
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7

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superior articular facet

47
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10

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superior articular process

  • articulates with inferior articular process of vertebrae above
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8

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superior demifacet

50
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yellow

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superior articular process

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Dens

  • articulates with atlas to allow rotation of head

also called Odontoid Process

52
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11

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transverse process

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Typical Cervical Vertebrae (C3-7)

  • wide body
  • forked spinous process point directly posteriorly
  • large, triangular vertebral foramen
  • have transverse foramen (for vertebral blood vessels)
  • obliquely oriented articular facets allow wide range of neck movement
  • 7 total, including atlas and axis
54
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12

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superior and inferior demifacets

- articulate with ribs

55
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inferior articular process

  • articulates with superior articular process of vertbrae below
56
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pieces between vertebrae

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intervertebral discs

  • pads of fibrocartilage
57
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indicated by black arrows

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intervertebral foramen

  • formed by articulation of 2 vertebrae
  • passage for spinal nerves
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3

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5

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purple

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red

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transverse process

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8

63
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number 1

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transverse foramen

  • only in cervical vertebrae
  • vertebral veins/arteries pass through here
64
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part 3

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transverse process

  • in thoracic, have costal facets for rib tubercles
65
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1

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anterior tubercle

66
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kidney shaped portion of left image

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Body of Vertebrae

  • thick anterior region, weight-bearing
67
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What bone is this?

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1st Rib

  • small and flattened compared to others
68
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4 on bone on right

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Groove for Subclavian Artery

  • more lateral groove of the two on the 1st rib
  • closer to the head end of the rib
69
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6 on bone on the right

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Groove for the Subclavian Vein

  • more medial of the two grooves on 1st rib
  • groove closest to the sternal end of the rib
70
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5 on the bone on the right

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Scalene Tubercle of First Rib

  • attachment for the anterior scalenus muscle
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What is the bottom bone?

What is the red area on it?

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2nd Rib

Tuberosity for the Serratus Anterior Muscle

72
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What’s the yellow marked area?

And what kind of vertebra is this?

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Groove for Spinal Nerve

  • typical cervical vertebrae have a groove on their transverse processes for spinal nerves
73
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What is the blue marked vertebra?

Both its number and its latin name.

What makes it special?

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C7 or Vertebra Prominens

  • it has a particularly large spinous process and is the most readily palpable vertebra in the neck, marking the transition from cervical to thoracic vertebrae

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