Musculoskeletal Syst Of Nec, Trunk, Abdomen Flashcards
What bones make up the skeletal part of the neck?
Vertebrae and Vertebral Column
What are the 6 main parts of a vertebrae?
- Body
- Arch
- Vertebral forsaken
- Intervertebral Foramen
- Lateral Vertebral foramen
- Processes
The pedicle, notches and laminate make up which part of a vertebrae?
Arch
The part where the vertebral canal lies (spinal cord runs through) between the body and the arch of a vertebrae is called?
Vertebral foramen
Where does muscle attachment occur in the vertebrae?
Processes
Which process is dorsal in the vertebrae?
Spinous process
List the 5 types of vertebrae
- Cervical
- Thoracic
- Lumbar
- Sacral
- Caudal/Coccygeal
Which type of vertebrae is fused in adults?
Sacral
Long spinous processes are characteristic of which type of vertebrae
Thoracic
List 5 specific vertebrae that have are different in shape
- atlas
- axis
- C6
- T11
- Sacrum
Which thoracic vertebrae has an anticlinal spinous process?
T11
What 2 skeletal parts make up the thorax?
Ribs and sternum
What are the 6 parts of a rib?
Head, body, neck, tubercle, angle, joint
What are the 2 types of ribs?
Sternal and asternall
Each rib articulates with how many vertebrae?
2
How many free floating ribs are present in the body?
One
What is another name for the breastbone?
Sternum
The sternum is made up of what 4 parts?
Manubrium, Body, Xiphoid process, Synchondrosis joints
Does the xyphoid process lie causally or cranially to the body of the sternum?
Caudally
What type of joints are the vertebral articular processes?
Synovial joints
What type of joints do vertebral bodies have?
Synchondroses
Invertebral disks are made up by nucleus pulposus and the anulus fibrosus. Why is the nucleus pulposus clinically significant?
The prolapse of the nucleus pulposus pushes up into the spinal cord, which may cause paralysis
Where can one find cartilaginous joints in the thorax?
Ribs and their tubercles
Which ligament is continuos with the supraspinous ligament and is elastic?
Nuchal ligament