Lecture 1.2 Flashcards
Lumbar spine and Back
cervical spine is part of the N___
cervical spine is part of the Neck
There are typically __ thoracic vertebrae
_ Lumbar
There are typically 12thoracic vertebrae
5 lumbar
The line of gravity mostly passes _____to vertebrae which helps reduce load
The line of gravity mostly passes adjacent to vertebrae which helps reduce load
Identify the secondary curavatures in the vertebral coloum
Why would vertebral coloum appear red?
Rich blood supply/
veins/arteries
Spinal cord terminates at?
Between L1 and 2
(Normally)
The bodies of lumbar vertebrae get ____ as you go down the spine
The bodies of lumbar vertebrae get bigger as you go down the spine
What is unique to thoracic vertebrae?
Costal facets
(for ribs)
sacrum is made up of __fused vertebrae
5
What are the sacral foramen a the equivalent of in the upper parts of the vertbral coloumn
Intervertebral foramena
now positioned anterior and posterior
There are __ valve in the veins of body cavities
no
are there nerve roots at the sacral canal?
yes
what major artery runs along the posterior adbominsl wall?
aorta
Veins in the vertebrae drain to the
external vertebral venous plexus
Epiphyseal growth plates can be mistaken for a _______ in the tips of spinous and transverse processes in adolescents
Epiphyseal growth plates can be mistaken for fractures in the tips of spinous and transverse processes in adolescents