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291 ANAT > GENERAL BONE STRUCTURE/RIB CAGE/VERTEBRAL COLUMN > Flashcards

GENERAL BONE STRUCTURE/RIB CAGE/VERTEBRAL COLUMN Flashcards

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Tissues making up bones

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  • Osteocytes
  • Cartilages
  • Fibrous CT
  • Blood vessels
  • Nerves
  • Lymphatics
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Bone derives its compressional strength from

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Hydroxyapatite

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T/F: Bone matrix is continuously turning over

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T

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T/F: Bone is highly vascularized

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T

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Most sensitive part of a bone
- Why?

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periosteum - higher vascularized and innervated

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Periosteum
- What is the exception?

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CT layer covering all bones
- except where bony areas are covered by articular cartilage or bony areas of ligament tendon attachment

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Periosteum function

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Provides underlying bone with nutrients

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Compact/Cortical/Dense Bone

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outer dense layer that’s thick and highly vascularized

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Compact/Cortical/Dense Bone function

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provides great Stregnth and density

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Cancellous/Spongy/Trabecular Bone

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  • layer of spongy bone in center consisting of network of trabeculae arranged to resist external forces
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Cancellous/Spongy/Trabecular Bone function

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Thin sheets in medulla containing small filaments of bone material for structural support with minimal weight

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Medullary Cavity

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cavity in long bones that’s continuous with interstices of cancellous bone filled with red (hematopoietic) or yellow (fatty) marrow

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Endosteum

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single-cellular osteogenic layer that lines marrow cavity

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Components of Axial Skeleton

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skull, vertebral column (sacrum, coccyx, ribs, sternum)

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Components of Appendicular Skeleton

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hip bones, pectoral girdle, bones of upper/lower limbs

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Structure of Long Bones

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  • consist of a shaft of compact bone with central medullary cavity
  • Expanded ends are formed by cancellous bone covered with compact bone
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Examples of Long Bones

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Humerus, femur, radius, ulna, fibula, tibia

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Structure of Short Bones

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formed by cancellous bone with thin covering of compact bone

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Examples of Short Bones

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Carpal bones, tarsal bones

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Structure of Flat Bones

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thin layer of cancellous bone enclosed in two thin layers of compact bone

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Location of Flat Bones

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where there’s protection of underlying organs

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Composition of Flat Bones as we age

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As we age the bone marrow in long bones becomes fattier (more yellow bone marrow)
young = more red bone marrow

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Examples of Flat Bones

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Scapula, ribs, vault of skull

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Structure of Irregular Bones

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composed of cancellous bone surrounded by thin layer of compact bone

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Examples of Irregular Bones

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Vertebrae, facial bones, hip bones

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4 main features of Long Bones

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  • Diaphysis (shaft)
  • Epiphysis
  • Epiphysis Cartilage (Epiphyseal Plate)
  • Metaphysis
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Diaphysis (Shaft)

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portion of long bone between the ends, consists of tube of compact bone and enclosing medullary cavity

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Epiphysis

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end of long bone, usually wider than saft, either entirely cartilaginous or separated from shaft by cartilaginous disk

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Epiphyseal Cartilage (Epiphyseal Plate)

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cartilage seen during growing phase of bone, separated from epiphysis

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Metaphysis

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wide portion of long bone between epiphysis and diaphysis, contains growth plate (i.e., epiphyseal cartilage)

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4 Arterial Supplies of bones

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  • Nutrient Artery
  • Periosteal Arteries
  • Metaphyseal Artery
  • Epiphyseal Arteries
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Nutrient Artery

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  • usually 1+, supplies inner 2/3 of cortex of long bones plus the medullary cavity
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90% ______ bones have single nutrient foramen in middle third of shaft

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long

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Periosteal Arteries

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numerous beneath muscular and ligamentous attachments

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Metaphyseal Artery

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supplies metaphysis area and anastomoses (join) with nutrient artery

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Epiphyseal Arteries

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mainly supply the epiphyseal plate

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Venous Drainage of Bones

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numerous venous channels accompany the arteries, eventually join/leave bone through nutrient foramen forming nutrient vein

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Lymphatics of Bones

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bones are drained by lymphatic vessels, which are abundant in the periosteum

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Where are lymphatic vessels abundant?

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periosteum

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Innervation of Bones

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nerves are widely distributed in periosteum and nerve fibers usually accompany the arteries

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Cartilage

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form of CT in which cells and fibers are embedded in gel-like matrix, latter being responsible for it’s firmness/resilience

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3 types of Cartilage in bones

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  • Hyaline
  • Fibrocartilage
  • Elastic cartilage
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Hyaline Cartilage

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covers most of articular surfaces of nearly all synovial joints, great resistance to wear
- Incapable of repair when fractured - osteoarthritis

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Fibrocartilage

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found in disc within joints (TMJ)
- If damaged, repairs itself slowly with fibrous tissue

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Elastic Cartilage

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found in Auricle of ear and auditory tube, has large number of elastic fibers and is flexible
- If damaged, repairs itself with fibrous tissue

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T/F: Cartilage is vascular and neural

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F - it is avascular and aneural

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How is nutrition supplied to cartilage?

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nutrition is supplied to chondrocytes via diffusion

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Cells of cartilage

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chondrocytes

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What is a unique characteristic of TMJ and sternoclavicular?

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Interarticular Disc between joint - fibrocartilage

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Joints

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place of union/junction between 2+ rigid components (bones, cartilage, or parts of same bone)

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Most common joint in then body

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synovial joint

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4 Characteristics of Synovial Joints

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  • Synovial membrane
  • Synovial fluid
  • Synovial cavity
  • Synovial capsule
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Synovial Joints

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Articular surfaces that are coved by a thin layer of hyaline cartilage

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Arterial supply of synovial joints

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by articular arteries that arise from vessels AROUND joint capsule

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Venous drainage of synovial joints

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by articular veins that accompany the arteries

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Lymphatic drainage of synovial joints

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through lymphatic vessels located AROUND joint capsule (fatty fluid)

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Innervation of synovial joints

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by articular nerves, same nerves supply capsule AND ligaments

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Where is joint pain usually localized to?

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joint capsule and ligaments - where most innervation occurs
- little to no innervation in articular cartilage

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7 Types of Synovial Joints

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  • hinge
  • condylar/condyloid
  • pivot
  • plane
  • ellipsoid
  • saddle
  • ball and socket
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uniaxial, flexion/extension Ex: elbow, interphalangeal joints

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Hinge synovial joint

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uniaxial, flexion/extension/rotation (knee, TMJ)

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Condylar/Condyloid synovial joint

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uniaxial, gliding only (sarco-iliac, superior tibiofibular, acromioclavicular joints)

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Plane synovial joint

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uniaxial, rotation only (superior and inferior radio-ulnar joints)

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Pivot synovial joint

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biaxial, flexion/extension/abduction/adduction
(wrist, metacarpophalangeal, metatarsophalangeal, atlanto-occipital joints)

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Ellipsoid synovial joint

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biaxial, flexion/extension/abduction/adduction/small degree axial rotation
(calcaneocuboid, sternoclavicular, ankle joints)

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Saddle synovial joint

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multiaxial, flexion/extension/abduction/adduction/rotations
(hip and shoulder joints)

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Ball and Socket synovial joint

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2 components of Axial Skeleton (and their subcomponents)

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Head - cranial and facial bones
Trunk - hyoid bone, vertebral column, sternum, ribs

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Components of “Rib Cage”

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  • Sternum
  • Ribs
  • Hyoid Bone
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Divisions of sternum

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manubrium, body, xiphoid process

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Superior portion of manubrium contains

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Suprasternal Notch

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Sternal Angle/Angle of Louis

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  • at junction between manubrium and body
  • Where 2nd rib attaches
  • Opposite the intervertebral disc 4th and 5th thoracic vertebrae
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Where does 2nd rib attach?

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Sternal Angle

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How many pairs of ribs are there?

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12

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Where do most ribs articulate?

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to thoracic vertebrae posteriorly and to sternum anteriorly

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True Ribs

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  • 1-7
  • attach directly to sternum via their own cartilage
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False Ribs

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  • 8-10
  • attach to cartilage of true ribs, not directly to sternum
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Floating Ribs

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  • 11-12
  • do not attach to sternum
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Typical Ribs

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  • 3-9
  • consist of head, neck, body
    head = wedge with superior & inferior facets
    neck = rough tubercle - connects head with body
    body = flat/curved, costal/subcostal groove for neuromuscular supply of thorax
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Atypical Ribs

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  • 1-2,10-12
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1st Rib

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shortest, flattened, greatest curvature
Head = single articular facet for T1 vertebral body
Upper surface = 2 shallow grooves separated for subclavian artery and vein

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Hyoid Bone

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  • in the neck, held in place on C3 vertebrae by muscles and ligaments
  • Helps stabilize larynx
  • Serves as attachment site for tongue and pharyngeal muscles
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Components of Vertebral Column

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  • 7 C
  • 12 T
  • 5 L
  • 5 S
  • 3-4 Co
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Structure/Function of vertebral column

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  • Forms solid, protective, flexible tube
  • Maintains posture, supports weight of head and body
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Mobile vertebrae

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C, T, L

85
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Immobile/Fused vertebrae

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S & Co

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Vertebral Body

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  • located anteriorly
  • serves as main weight-bearing element of vertebra
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Transverse Process of vertebra

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  • laterally projecting processes
  • extend from junction of pedicle and lamina
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Spinous Process of vertebra

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  • posteriorly projecting tip of vertebral arch
  • easily palpated through skin
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Pedicles of vertebra

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region of vertebral arch that connects transverse process to vertebral body

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Laminae of vertebra

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region of vertebral arch that connects spinous process to transverse process

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Vertebral Arch

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consists of paired pedicles and laminae

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Superior and Inferior Articular Processes of vertebra

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  • articular surfaces projecting superiorly/inferiorly from vertebral arch
  • Articulate with adjacent vertebrae = forming Zygapophyseal Facet synovial joints
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Vertebral Foramen

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  • form by vertebral arch and body, contains spinal cord
  • Stacked vertebral foramina of entire vertebral column = form Vertebral Canal
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Intervertebral (Neural) Foramina

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  • bilateral openings between every pair of adjacent vertebrae
  • Where spinal nerves communicate between spinal cord and body tissues
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Intervertebral Disc

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  • cartilage cushion between adjacent vertebral bodies
  • function as shock absorber
  • Annulus Fibrosus - fibrocartilaginous outer ring
  • Nucleus Pulposus – gelatinous core
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Typical features of vertebra

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vertebral body, transverse process, spinous process, pedicles, lamina, vertebral arch, superior and inferior articular processes, vertebral foramen, intervertebral (neural) formina, intervertebral disc

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Location of Cervical Vertebrae

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neck

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Cervical vertebrae Transverse Foramina

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transports vertebral arteries/veins to/from posterior region of brain

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Cervical vertebrae Spinous Process

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often bifid or forked

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C1

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Atlas - articulates with occipital bone and “holds” weight of skull

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C2

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Axis - articulates with atlas via Dens (Odontoid Process) and enables rotation of skull

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Skull rotates because of ______

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Dens

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C7

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most prominent spinous process at base of neck

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Location of Thoracic vertebrae

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thoracic region

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Thoracic Vertebrae Spinous Process

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thin and pint inferiorly

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Thoracic vertebrae have 12 ________ for articulation with the 12 pairs of ribs

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costal facets

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Lumbar Vertebrae location

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lower back

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Lumbar vertebrae Vertebral Bodies

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large and block like

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Lumbar vertebrae Spinous Processes

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thick and point posteriorly

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Lumbar vertebrae Superior and Inferior Articulating Processes

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each vertebrae has one

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Unique process possessed by Lumbar vertebrae

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maxillary process - posterior projection arising from superior articulating process

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Location of Sacrum

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between os coxae

113
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Major components of Sacrum structure

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  • Sacral formina
  • sacroiliac joints
  • sacral canal
  • sacral promontory
  • sacral hiatus
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Sacral Foramina

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flank vertebral bodies, spinal nerves traverse

115
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Sacroiliac Joints

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formed from lateral surface of sacrum articulating with ilium of os coxae

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Sacral Canal

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located posterior to body

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Sacral Promontory – sharp anterior projection from superior surface of 1st sacral vertebral body

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sharp anterior projection from superior surface of 1st sacral vertebral body

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Sacral Hiatus

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inverted U-shaped gap in inferior part of vertebral canal

119
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Sacral anomaly where there are 6 Sacral vertebrae (not 5) due to incorporation of last lumbar vertebra

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Sacralization of L5

120
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Sacralization of L5

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Sacral anomaly where there are 6 Sacral vertebrae (not 5) due to incorporation of last lumbar vertebra

121
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Rare anomaly where there is a reduction in sacral vertebrae

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Lumbarization of S1

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Lumbarization of S1

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Rare anomaly where there is a reduction in sacral vertebrae

123
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When do body of sacral vertebrae usually unite?
What about the central area of body and intervertebral discs?

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  • 20 years old
  • may remain unossified into Middle Ages
124
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Location of Coccyx

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below sacrum

125
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Tailbone

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Coccyx

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Coccyx

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  • Commonly fuse together to form single small triangular bone
  • Articulates at base with lower end of sacrum

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