chapter 8 part 3

Question 1

total number of vertebrae plus the two what

Answer 1

24 + sacrum and coccyx

Question 2

excessive posterior curvature of thoracic region

Answer 2

kyphosis

Question 3

excessive anterior curve of lumbar region

Answer 3

lordosis

Question 4

abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column

Answer 4

scoliosis

Question 5

intervertebral discs between the bodies of each vertebrae

Answer 5

articulated vertebrae

Question 6

number of cervical vertebrae

Answer 6

7

Question 7

small vertebral bodies, bifid spinous process

Answer 7

cervical vertebrae

Question 8

atlas, allows the head to move in yes motion

Answer 8

c1

Question 9

axis, contains the dense, move in no motion

Answer 9

c2

Question 10

number of thoracic vertebrae

Answer 10

12

Question 11

long, downward angled spinous, articulate with ribs

Answer 11

thoracic vertebrae

Question 12

number of lumbar vertebrae

Answer 12

5

Question 13

largest vertebral bodies, short, blunt, spinous processes

Answer 13

lumbar vertebrae

Question 14

thick triangular-shaped bone, formed by fusion of ___ vertebrae

Answer 14

sacrum - 5

Question 15

coccyx is formed by what

Answer 15

fusion of 4 vertebrae

Question 16

fibrocartilage pads between vertebrae

Answer 16

intervertebral disks

Question 17

fibrous outer layer

Answer 17

anulus fibrous

Question 18

soft, gel-like

Answer 18

nucleus pulposus

Question 19

cushion and allow movement

Answer 19

intervertebral disks

Question 20

processes in cervical region

Answer 20

transverse foramina
small vertebral bodies
bifid spinous

Question 21

processes in the thoracic region

Answer 21

long, slender, inferiorly directed to spinous

Question 22

project posteriorly in the lumbar region

Answer 22

short, wide spinous processes

Question 23

vertebral bodies in the lumbar region

Answer 23

largest