Lecture 2 Anatomy Flashcards
Vertebral Column Function?
- Supports the trunk, head, and limbs
- Protects the spinal cord
- Provides sites of attachment for muscles
How many Cervical Bones are there?
seven
How many thoracic Bones are there?
twelve
How many Lumbar bones are there?
Five
How many sacral bones are there?
Is this fused?
Five
fused into one
How many coccyx bones are there?
Is this fused?
Four
fused into one
There are two connective tissues
What are they called?
Intervertebral disc (IVD)
and
ligaments
Lamina serves as a connective unit for what two bones?
Transverse Processes to the Spinous process
The Pedicle serves as a connective unit for what two bones?
Vertebral body
and
Transverse Process
Vertebrae Foramen holds what nerves?
Spinal Nerves
and
Spinal cord
Thoracic Transverse Process attaches to what set of bones?
Does this attach to another site?
Thoracic Transverse Process ONLY attaches to the ribs
What is a Laminectomy?
Expose the spinal cord during surgery
Neural Arch goes around what?
The backside of the vertebrae
Primary Ventral Ramiis goes where and supplies what muscles?
Primary Ventral Ramis goes anterior
and
supplies superficial back muscles
Primary Dorsal Rami goes where and supplies what muscles?
Primary Dorsal Rami goes posterior
and
supplies DEEP back muscles
What is inside the IVD?
Central and outside part?
Central: Nucleus Pulposus (gelatinous)
Outside: Annulus Fibrosus (cartilaginous part)
The spinal cord ends at what L (?) bone and it becomes what?
L2
and
becomes the cauda equina
Name each site
Name each site
name each site
name each site
Zygapophysis joints?
Joints between the superior articular facet of one vertebrae and the inferior articular facet of one vertebrae and the inferior articular facet of another vertebrae.
Where are the lamina and the ligament flavium?
Where is the sacral Hiatus and Vertebral canal?
Head of each rib articulates at?
Two Different Vertebrae
ICF of V6 binds to rib ?
rib 7
Label ICF, SCF, TCF, and V 6, V 7, and Rib 7
Bifid Process?
Its where the bifid process which is in respect to the spinous process goes from the nucheal ligament and as it nears the spinous processit develops into the superspinous ligament.
Transverse Foramen ONLY in which vertebrae
Cervical
The vertebral artery pass through the?
Transverse Foramen