Lab practical notes 2 Flashcards
How many bones are in the vertebral column
33
What are unused portions in the vertebral column separated by
Interverbral discs of fibrocartilage
How many cervical bones are there
7
What is the first bone in the cervical region called
Atlas
What is the second bone in the cervical region called
Axis
How many thoracic bones are there
12
How many lumbar bones are there
5
How many bones fused together makes up the sacrum
5
What do the fused spinous processes form
Median sacral crest
The dorsal sacral fora mins is where what vessels travel
Nerve and blood
Where does the sacrum open
Sacral hiatus
What is another’s me for the coccyx
Tailbone
Where does the spinal cord pass through
Vertebral canal
How many ribs are in the body
12
Where are the ribs attached to both front and back
Thoracic vertebra in the back and costa, cartilage in front
What are the two types of ribs
True and false