General organization of a vertebra

Question 1

what are the three basic osseous parts of a vertebra?

Answer 1

vertebral body, vertebral arch, apophyseal region

Question 2

What is the general shape of the vertebral body at each region of the spine?

Answer 2

cervical: rectangular
thoracic: triangular
lumbar: reniform

Question 3

What is the name given to the compact bone at the superior and inferior surfaces of the vertebral body?

Answer 3

superior epiphyseal rim, inferior epiphyseal rim

Question 4

What is the name given to the cartilage found at the superior and inferior surface of a developing vertebral body?

Answer 4

superior epiphyseal plate, inferior epiphyseal plate

Question 5

What are the names of the openings found around the margins of the vertebral body?

Answer 5

nutrient foramina or vascular foramina

Question 6

What large opening is usually observed at the back of the vertebral body

Answer 6

basivertebral venous foramen

Question 7

What is the semicircular region of bone attached to the back of the vertebral body called?

Answer 7

vertebral arch

Question 8

What is the name given to the anterior part of the vertebral arch?

Answer 8

pedicle

Question 9

What is the name given to the posterior part of the vertebral arch?

Answer 9

lamina

Question 10

What is the name given to the intermediate part of the vertebral arch where the transverse process and articular processes attach?

Answer 10

the lamina-pedicle junction

Question 11

What is the name of the feature located at the upper and lower surfaces of the pedicle?

Answer 11

• the superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral incisor
• the inferior vertebral notch or inferior vertebral incisor

Question 12

what is the generic orientation of the pedicle at each region of the spine?

Answer 12

Cervical- posterolateral
Thoracic- posterior, slight lateral
Lumbar- posterior

Question 13

All lamina are orientated in what direction?

Answer 13

posterior and median

Question 14

What is the name given to the overlap of laminae seen on X-ray?

Answer 14

shingling

Question 15

What ligament will attach to the lamina?

Answer 15

ligamentum flavum

Question 16

What is the name given to abnormal bone at the attachment site of the ligament flavor?

Answer 16

para-articular process

Question 17

What classification of bone will para-articular processes represent?

Answer 17

accessory bone

Question 18

What is the name given to the lamina-pedicle junction at the region of the spine?

Answer 18

cervical-articular pillar

thoracic and lumbar-pars interarticularis

Question 19

What is the name given to the junction of the vertebral arch-spinous process on lateral X-Ray?

Answer 19

spinolaminar junction

Question 20

Wha tis the name given to the tubular bone growth regions of the vertebral arch?

Answer 20

apophyseal regions

Question 21

What names may be given to each apophysis of the spine?

Answer 21

transverse apophysis or transverse process; articular apophysis or articular process; spinous apophysis or spinous process