Musculoskeletal system part 1 Flashcards
What makes up the axial skeleton?
- skull
- vertebral column
- sacrum
- ribs
- sternum
What are the different types of vertabrae?
Cervical curvature
Lumbar curvature
Thoracic curvature
Pelvic curvature
Intervertebral disc
discs of connective tissue that separate bodies of vertebra and reduce friction
How many vertebrae are in the neck?
7 cervical vertebrae
Atlas
first cervical vertebra
supports your skull
Axis
second vertebra
allows you to shake your head back and forth
Body- vertebrae
transmits weight down the bodies of all vertebrae besides the atlas
Superior Articular Process
bony projections that point up toward surface of vertebra above
vInferior Articular Process
bony projections that point down toward surface of vertebra below
Transverse Process
bony region that extends laterally from the body
Spinous process
sharp projection that extends posteriorly
Vertebral Arch
transverse and spinous processes arise from this bony arch
Rib facets
on transverse process of thoracic vertebrae
What does the sacrum articulate with?
fifth lumbar vertebra and wings of hip bones
made of 5 vertebrae fused together
Body of Sacrum
main thick medial regions of sacrum
Median sacral crest
formed from spinous processes of fused vertebrae
Sacral Canal
passageway which corresponds with vertebral canal
Auricular Surface
forms joint between sacrum and ilium
How many ribs are there?
12 pairs
Which are the true ribs?
ribs 1-7
head- ribs
the articular facet on the head of each rib articulates medially with rib faces of thoracic vertebra
tubercle-ribs
small bumpy ridge
body-ribs
main part of rib distal to neck
angle
just distal to tubercle, where rib makes a sharp bend