[Exercise 8] Vertebrae, Sternum, & Ribs Flashcards
Atlas (C1 Vertebrae)
[Superior View]
1) Transverse process
2) Transverse foramen
3) Superior articular process
Note: Axial bone does not have a body
Atlas (C1 Vertebrae)
[Inferior View]
1) Transverse foramen
2) Transverse process
3) Inferior articular process
Axis
[Superior View]
1) Vertebral foramen
2) Spinous process
3) Inferior articular process
4) Dens
5) Superior articular process
6) Transverse process
Axis (C2 Vertebrae)
[Inferior View]
1) Vertebral body
2) Inferior articular process
3) Spinous process
4) Vertebral foramen
5) Transverse foramen
6) Transverse process
Cervical Vertebra
[Superior View]
1) Spinous process
2) Superior articular process
3) Transverse process
4) Vertebral body
5) Transverse foramen
6) Inferior articular process
Cervical Vertebra
[Posterior View]
1) Superior articular process
2) Inferior articular process
3) Spinous process
4) Transverse process
Thoracic Vertebra
[Superior View]
1) Vertebral foramen
2) Spinous process
3) Transverse process
4) Superior articular process
5) Costal facet
6) Vertebral body
Note: Costal facets are unique to thoracic vertebrae
Thoracic Vertebra
[Lateral View, right side]
1) Transverse process
2) Superior articular process
3) Vertebral body
4) Costal facet
5) Inferior articular process
6) Spinous process
Lumbar Vertebra
[Superior View]
1) Vertebral foramen
2) Superior articular process
3) Spinous process
4) Inferior articular process
5) Transverse process
6) Vertebral body
Lumbar Vertebra
[Lateral View, right side]
1) Superior articular process
2) Transverse process
3) Spinous process
4) Inferior articular process
5) Vertebral body
Sacrum
[Posterior View]
1) Sacral canal
2) Median sacral crest
3) Sacral ala
4) Sacral foramen
Plural foramen = foramina
Coccyx
[Posterior View]
