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1
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What are the spinal vertebrae groups in order?

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  • cervical
  • thoracic
  • lumbar
  • sacral
  • coxygeal
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How many cervical vertebrae are there?

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  • 7
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3
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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

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  • 12
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How many sacral vertebrae are there?

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5

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5
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

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5

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How many coxcygeal vertebrae are there?

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4

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7
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Which spinal curves are primary?

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  • thoracic
  • sacral
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Which spinal curves are secondary?

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  • cervical
  • lumbar
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What are primary curvatures?

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  • curvatures that develop prenatally
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10
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What are secondary curvatures?

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  • curvatures that develop postnatally from sitting and standing up
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Describe cervical vertebrae?

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  • Cervical vertebrae are the only vertebral type that has transverse foramina.
  • cervical vertebrae are small
  • and have a short, bifid (split at the end) spinous process.
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12
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Describe thoracic vertebrae?

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  • look like a giraffe head from the lateral view with a long, sloping spinous process. - - They also have costal facets on the transverse processes (T1-T10) where they articulate with ribs.
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Describe lumbar vertebrae?

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  • look like a moose head from the lateral view with a thick, broad spinous process.
  • lumbar vertebrae have thin, extended transverse processes and large, distinct articular processes with almost vertical facets.
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14
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How do atlas and axis articulate with the occipital bone?

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  • The occipital condyles of the occipital bone sit on the superior articular facets of the atlas.
  • The dens of the axis extends through the vertebral foramen of the atlas next to the anterior arch
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What type of vertebrae is the hyoid associated with?

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cervical

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16
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What bone articulates with the glenoid cavity?

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the head of the humerous

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17
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Is the spine of the scapula on the posterior or anterior region of the scapula?

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posterior

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What two areas on the scapula does the scapular spine fall between?

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  • interspinous and supraspinous fossa
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19
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Does the acromion point medial or lateral?

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lateral

20
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What part of the humerus articulates with teh scapula?

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  • head of the humerus (proximal end) articulates with the glenoid cavity region of the scapula
21
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What bone articulates with the humerus at the olecranon fossa?

A

the ulna

22
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what is the structural difference between the medial and lateral epicondyle?

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medial epicondyle is much more prominent and is next to the trochlea while the lateral epicondyle is much less prominent and next to the capitulum

23
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Which bone is more medial the radius or the ulna?

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ulna

24
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Compare the shapes of the radius and the ulna?

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  • The radius has a flatter, more level head compared to the “U-shaped” hook of the ulna
25
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What particular bone features occur where the distal end of the humerus articulates with the proximal end of the radius?

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The head of the radius articulates with the capitulum of the humerus

26
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What particular bone features occur where the distal end of the humerus articulates with the proximal end of the ulna?

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The trochlear notch of the ulna articulates with the trochlea of the humerus

27
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Which carpal bone articulates with the radius?

A

scaphoid

28
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WHich carpal bone articulates with the ulna?

A

lunate

29
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WHich carpal bone best articulates with the thumb/ pollex?

A

trapezium

30
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What is different about the phalanx bones of the thumb (pollex) compared to the other fingers?

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  • no middle phalanx on the pollex
31
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Which tarsal bone best aligns with the big toe (hallux)

A

medial cuneiform

32
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Which tarsal makes up the heel of your foot?

A

calcaneus

33
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What are the three bones of the coxae?

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  • ilium
  • ischium
  • pubis
34
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Which bone articulates with the pubic symphysis?

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ilium

35
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Which bone articulates with the pubic symphysis?

A

pubis

36
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Is the pubic symphysis bone or cartilage?

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  • cartilage
37
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What bone feature is located where the three coaxae bones fuse together?

A

acetabulum

38
Q

Does the head of the femur pint medial or lateral?

A

medial

39
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What features do you use to determine anterior or posterior the tibia?

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  • The anterior side as the tibia is where the tibial tuberosity is located and the posterior side has the intercondylar eminence.
40
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Is the pelvis heavier and denser in the male or female?

A

male

41
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Which pelvis has a wider and rounded pelvic inlet?

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female

42
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What pelvis has a narrow heart-shaped pelvic inlet?

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male

43
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Is the pubic arch wider in females or males?

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femalwa

44
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What is the difference between male and female coccyx?

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  • The pelvic inlet of the female pelvis is wider and more oval while the male pelvis is more narrow and heart shaped.
  • The male coccyx is more curved and the female coccyx is less curved and immobile.
45
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Which brain regions are part of the diancephalon?

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  • thalamus
  • epithalamus
  • hypothalamus
46
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Which brain regions make up the brainstem?

A
  • midbrain
  • pons
  • medulla oblongata
47
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Which brain region contains lobes?

A

cerebral hemisphere

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