Curvatures Of Vertebral Column Flashcards
What infant activities are associated with the development of lumbar curve
Crawling and walking
What happens within the IVD to facilitate lumbar curve development
Nucleus pulposus of L4 will shift its position within annulus fibrosis
Which sense is requirement for holding head erect, standing, sitting, and walking
Vision
What is the gender bias associated with lumbar curve convexity
Females have greater convexity of lumbar curve
What is formation of lateral curve correlated with
Faster development of muscles on side of handedness
What is the time of appearance of lateral curves
6 years
Locations of lateral curves recognized
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar
What lateral curves are best developed
Thoracic and lumbar
What is relationship between curve direction and handedness
Right handed person has a high probability for right thoracic, left lumbar curve combination
What is incidence of right thoracic, left lumbar curve combo in population
80%
What does “osis” mean
Condition
Does “osis” infer a normal or abnormal condition?
Neither (non judge mental )
What generic names ID’ed for abnormal curves of vertebral column
Lordosis
Kyphosis
Scoliosis
Define lordosis
Forward bending condition
Define kyphosis
Humpback or hunchback condition
Define scoliosis
Warped or crooked condition
What is direction of curve deviation in scoliosis
To the side
Is there locational bias for classic definition of lordosis
No,
Increase in the anterior directions of the cervical and lumbar spines Decrease in posterior directions of the thoracic and sacrococcygeal spines
Is there a locational bias for the classic definition of kyphosis
No
Decrease in anterior directions of the cervical and lumbar spines
Increase in the posterior directions of the thoracic and sacrococcygeal spines
What clinical abnormal curvatures of the vertebral column were stressed in class
Military neck
Humpback or hunchback
Swayback
What is military neck
Decreased anterior curve in the cervical region, a straight neck
What is humpback
An increased posterior curve in thoracic region
What is swayback
An increased anterior curve in lumbar region
Classic classification of military neck
Kyphosis
Classic classification of humpback
Kyphosis
Classic classification of swayback
Lordosis
What does the use of lordotic try to imply
Normal cervical and normal lumbar anterior curve
What does kyphotic try to imply
Normal thoracic or dorsal and normal pelvic or sacrococcygeal posterior curve