Divisions of the Back

Question 1

Spinal Column

Answer 1

back-bones or vertebrae

bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity

Question 2

Spinal Cord

Answer 2

nerves surrounded by the column

nervous tissue within the spinal cavity

Question 3

Disk

Answer 3

a small pad of cartilage
shock absorber

when it moves out of place (ruptures) and puts pressure on a nerve – it’s called a slipped disk

Question 4

C

Answer 4

Cervical
Neck Region
7 C1 - C7

Question 5

T

Answer 5

Thoracic
Chest region
12 T1 - T12

Question 6

L

Answer 6

Lumbar
Loin (waist)/Flank region – between ribs/hip bones
5 L1 - L5

Question 7

S

Answer 7

Sacral

5 bones S1 - S5 ==> forms sacrum

Question 8

Coccygeal

Answer 8

Coccyx (tail bone) – 4 fused pieces

Question 9

Vertebra

Answer 9

a back bone

Question 10

Vertebrae

Answer 10

back bones

Question 11

Spinal column

Answer 11

bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity

Question 12

Hypochondriac

Answer 12

upper right/left regions beneath the ribs

Question 13

Epigastric

Answer 13

upper middle region above the stomach

Question 14

Lumbar

Answer 14

middle R/L regions near the waist

Question 15

Umbilical

Answer 15

central region near the naval