General Anatomy of THE VERTEBRA

Question 1

How many VERTEBRAE make up the VERTEBRAL COLUMN?

Answer 1

33
-7 CERVICAL
-12 THORACIC
-5 LUMBAR
-5 SACRAL
-4 COCCYGEAL

Question 2

What is the ENDPLATE of the Vertebral Body?

Answer 2

The Inferior Aspects of the vertebral body which articulate with INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS

Question 3

ENDPLATE

Answer 3

Question 4

What are the PARTS of the VERTEBRAL ARCH?

Answer 4

• PEDICLES
  -LAMINAE
• PARS INTERARTICULARIS
• SUPERIOR FACETS
  -INFERIOR FACETS
• TRANSVERSE PROCESSES
• SPINOUS PROCESSES

Question 5

Parts of the VERTEBRAL ARCH

Answer 5

Question 6

What is a PEDICLE of the ARCH?

Answer 6

Connect the Body to the Arch

Question 7

What is a LAMINAE?

Answer 7

Sheets of Bone attached to the PEDICLE that come together at the base of the spinous process to complete the Vertebral canal

Question 8

What is PARS INTERARTICULARIS?

Answer 8

Regions that lie between the Superior and Inferior Facets

Question 9

What is Contained within the VERTEBRAL CANAL?

Answer 9

Spinal Cord

Question 10

What is the ANTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT?

Answer 10

-The anterior longitudinal ligament is a ligament that runs down the anterior surface of the spine. It traverses all of the vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs on their ventral side

• Forms the ATLANTOCCIPITAL MEMBRANE

Question 11

What is the POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT?

Answer 11

-The posterior longitudinal ligament is a ligament connecting the posterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies of all of the vertebrae. It weakly prevents hyperflexion of the vertebral column

• Forms the TECTORIAL MEMBRANE of C2

Question 12

What is the LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM?

Answer 12

• YELLOW LIGAMENT
• Connects the Transverse Processes

Question 13

What is the SUPRASPINOUS LIGAMENT?

Answer 13

The supraspinous ligament connects the tips of the spinous processes from the seventh cervical vertebra to the sacrum