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Question 1

Which pair of vertebra is the intervertebral disc missing?

Answer 1

Atlas and Axis, and also coccygeal

Question 2

Why is there no IV disc between c1 and c2?

Answer 2

There is a synovial pivot joint instead between the dens of the axis and the atlas

Question 3

What movements can the cervical vertebra do?

Answer 3

rotation, flexion, extension

Question 4

What movements can the thoracic vertebra do?

Answer 4

Lateral flexion (and flexion), rotation

Question 5

What movements can the lumbar vertebra do?

Answer 5

Flexion and Extension of trunk

Question 6

Which ribs are a-typical and why?

Answer 6

1,2,10,11,12. They’re flat

Question 7

What are the true, false and floating ribs?

Answer 7

true is 1-7 because they’re attached to cartilage which goes directly to the spine. false are 8 9 and 10 because they have cartilage which attached to rib 7’s cartilage. floating are 11 and 12 as there have no cartilage

Question 8

Where is the ligamentum flavum, a characteristic and its purpose?

Answer 8

Found between vertebral body and lamina to hold them together. its yellow.