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Ch 14: Vertebral Column Flashcards

1
Q

Regions of the vertebral column. Vertebrae per region.

A 
Cervical: 7
Thoracic: 12
Lumbar: 5
Sacrum: 5
(Coccyx)
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2
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Five landscapes on the top side of a vertebrae

A 
Superior costal facet
Pedicle
Superior articulate process
Facet for costal tubercle
Transverse process
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3
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Five landscapes on the bottom side of a vertebrae

A 
Lamina
Spinous process
Inferior articular process
Inferior articular notch
Inferior costal facet
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4
Q

Joints of the vertebral column?

[Name x amount]

A

Intervertebral disk x1

Facet joints x2

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5
Q

Intervertebral disks:
Made of?
Joint classification?
Joint type?

A

Made of fibrocartilage.
Cartilaginous joint.
Symphysis joint.

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6
Q

Facet Joint:
Made of?
Joint classification?
Joint type?

A

Synovial fluid.
True synovial.
Planar joint.

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7
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Ligaments of the vertebral column

A 
Anterior longitudinal
Posterior longitudinal 
Ligamentum flavum
Interspinal
Supraspinous
Intertranscerse
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8
Q

Movements of the vertebral column

A

Flexion
Extension
Lateral flexion
Rotation

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9
Q

Three groups of epaxial muscles?

Types of muscles in each group?

A

Superficial group
x2 spinotransversalis
x3 erector spinae

Deep group
x2 transversospinalis

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10
Q

Spinotranversalis muscles?

A

Splenius capitis

Splenius cervicis

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11
Q

Erector spinae muscles?

A

Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis

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12
Q

Transversospinalis muscles:

A

Semispinalis

Multifidus

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13
Q

Splenius Capitis origin

A

spinous processes of cervical vertebrae

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14
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Splenius Capitis insertion

A

occipital bone

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15
Q

Splenius Capitis action

A 
One: 
-extend head
-rotate head
Both:
-extend head
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16
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Splenius Cervicis origin

A

Spinous processes of cervical vertebrae

17
Q

Splenius Cervicis insertion

A

transverse processes of cervical vertebrae

18
Q

Splenius Cervicis action

A 
One: 
-extend cervical vertebrae
-rotate cervical vertebrae
Both:
-exend cervical vertebrae
19
Q

Iliocostalis origin

20
Q

Iliocostalis insertion

A

costals

transverse processes of cervical vertebrae

21
Q

Iliocostalis action

A

aids
one side: lateral flexion
both sides: extension

22
Q

Longissimus origin

23
Q

Longissimus insertion

A

every vertebral column to head

24
Q

Longissimus action

25
Q

Spinalis origin

A

spinous processes, upper thoracic vertebrae

26
Q

Spinalis insertion

A

spinous processes, lower thoracic vertebrae

27
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Spinalis action

28
Q

Semispinalis origin

A

transverse processes upper thoracic vertebrae

29
Q

Semispinalis insertion

A
  • spinous processes of cervical vertebrae

- occipital bone

30
Q

Multifidus origin

A
  • transverse processes of entire vertebral column

- sacrum

31
Q

Multifidus insertion

A

spinous processes of entire vertebral column

32
Q

Multifidus action

A

stabilize

extend

33
Q

Semispinalis action

A

stabilize

extension

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