Bony Landmark Trails

Question 1

What is a vertebrae’s posterior projection

Answer 1

Spinous Process

Question 2

How do the Spinous Processes of the lumbar vertebrae differ from the larger spinous processes of the Thoracic vertebrae?

Answer 2

because the Lumbar is larger than the thoracic and cervical vertebrae

Question 3

How do the Thoracic spinous processes differ from the Lumbar spinous processes?

Answer 3

The thoracic is closer together

Question 4

What is the difference between the thoracic spinous process and the cervical spinous process?

Answer 4

The cervical is shorter and smaller than the thoracic process

Question 5

What is the first cervical vertebrae called?

Answer 5

Atlas

Question 6

What does the midline ridge of bony landmark trail #1 explore?

Answer 6

spinous processes of vertebrae.

they run midsagittal

Question 7

What does bony landmark trail #2 do?

Answer 7

Intersects with spinous processes

Question 8

What does the top half of landmark trail 2 represent?

Answer 8

c-7 and base of the neck, 
t-2 and superior angle of the scapula
T-7 and the inferior angle of scapula 
T-12 and the twelfth rib 
L-4 and the top of the iliac crest.

Question 9

What forms when the cervical and lumbar regions bend anteriorly?

Answer 9

Lordotic curve

Question 10

What forms when the thoracic and sacral sections bend posteriorly?

Answer 10

Kyphotic curve

Question 11

What is an abnormal lateral curve of the spine called?

Answer 11

scoliosis

Question 12

When does the cervical lordosis develop?

Answer 12

infant begins to hold head erect

Question 13

What are the landmarks of the cervical vertebrae?

Answer 13

spinous processes of cervicals
transverse processes cervicals
lamina groove of the cervicals

Question 14

What are the landmarks of the sternum?

Answer 14

jugular notch, manubrium,

body of sternum, xiphoid process