Ch. 11 Trunk & Spinal Column Flashcards
Most complex part of body other than CNS
Vertebral column
Anterior muscle portion of the trunk
Abdominal muscles
T/F: Many small intrinsic muscles act on head, vertebral column & thorax are too deep to palpate
True
How many ARTICULATING MOVEABLE vertebrae are there?
24
How many FUSED NON-MOVEABLE vertebrae are there?
9
Total pairs of spinal nerves in vertebral column
31
What makes up the 24 articulating vertebrae?
• 7 cervical (neck) vertebrae
• Atlas and axis ⬆️
• 12 thoracic (chest) vertebrae
• 5 lumbar (lower back) vertebrae
What makes up the 9 fused vertebrae?
• 5 sacrum (posterior pelvic girdle) vertebrae
• 4 coccyx (tail bone) vertebrae
The first two cervical vertebrae
• Atlas: first cervical vertebra C1
• Axis second cervical vertebra C2
Rotary movement from atlas and axis
Head to side
Forward & backward
Vertebrae C2 to L5 body
anterior bony block
Vertebrae C2 to L5: Transverse process projects out…
Laterally
Vertebrae C2 to L5 the spinous process projects….
Posteriorly
T/F: Spinal curves enable vertebral column to absorb blows and shocks
True
The three normal curves thin moveable spine
• Thoracic spine curves anteriorly
• Cervical & lumbar spine curve posteriorly
T/F: spinal curves in vertebral column decrease in vertebrae size
False
Increased curving of thoracic spine outward in the sagittal plane
Kyphosis
Increased curving of the
spine inward or forward in
the sagittal plane
Lordosis
Lateral curving of the
spine
Scoliosis
Thorax: how many pairs of ribs are there and what kind are they?
12
True ribs: 7
Fake ribs: 5
Another word for true ribs and fake ribs
True ribs: vertebrosterna
Fake ribs: vertebrochondral
Pair of ribs that attach directly to sternum
True ribs
Pair of ribs that attach indirectly to sternum
False ribs(only 3/5)
-other 2 are floating ribs
T/:F: All ribs attach anteriorly to thoracic vertebrae
False
Posteriorly
3 parts that make up the sternum
• Manubrium
• Body
• Xiphoid process
7 muscle attachment bony landmarks (MpTpSpSCIcPc)
• Mastoid process
• Transverse processes of spine
• Spinous processes of spine
• Sternum
• Clavicle
• Iliac crest
• Pubic crest
Joint that connects skull and vertebral/spine
Craniovertebral joints
Joint that connects Atlas/C1 to occipital joint behind skull
Atlantoocciptal joint