Intro Flashcards
What are 3 fxns of the IV discs?
shock absorption, force dissipation, movement
Describe infant developmental progression of positions
prone, prone on elbows, pivot prone, quadruped
In the lumbar spine, the superior articular process faces ____; inferior articular process faces _____.
medially
laterally
The spinous process connects to transverse process via the:
lamina
The transverse process connects to vertebral body via the:
pedicle
In the lumbar spine, the zygapophyseal joints are aligned close to the ___ plane.
sagittal
In the thoracic spine, the superior articular process faces ____; inferior articular process faces _____.
posteriorly
anteriorly
In the thoracic spine, the zygapophyseal joints are aligned close to the ___ plane.
frontal
Costovertebral joints connect the posterior
vertebral body + rib
Costotransverse joints connect the posterior
transverse process + rib
*function as primary movers of rib during respiration
Costochondral joints connect the anterior
rib + cartilage
The spinal cord ends at which spinal level?
L1, then extends as cuada equine
What spinal levels compose the cervical plexus?
C1-C4
nerve roots to the head and upper cervical muscles
What spinal levels compose the brachial plexus?
C5-T1
nerve roots and nerves of the arm – musculocutaneous, median, ulnar, radial nerves
What spinal levels compose the lumbar plexus?
L1-L4
femoral, obturator, lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh
