Postural Deviation- Week 4

Question 1

what are the 3 major curvatures in u8pper extremities?

Answer 1

lordosis, kyphosis, and scoliosis

Question 2

hunch back or excessive outward of spine.

Answer 2

kyphosis

Question 3

excessive inward of spine

Answer 3

lordosis

Question 4

sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty.

Answer 4

scoliosis

Question 5

how many vertebrae?

Answer 5

33

Question 6

how many cervical vertebrae?

Answer 6

7

Question 7

how many thoracic vertebrae?

Answer 7

12

Question 8

how many lumbar vertebrae?

Answer 8

5

Question 9

how many sacral vertebrae?

Answer 9

5

Question 10

how many coccygeal ?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

list down in order the vertebrae’s

Answer 11

cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacral
coccygeal

Question 12

types of scoliosis?

Answer 12

healthy
thoracic scoliosis
lumbar scoliosis
thoraco-lumbar scoliosis
combined scoliosis

Question 13

also known as knock knees, inward curvature

Answer 13

genu valgum

Question 14

legs curves outward

Answer 14

genu varum

Question 15

condition wherein the vertebrae become fragile and can be easily broken.

Answer 15

osteoporosis

Question 16

disorder in which bones do not grow normally resulting in short stature or dwarfism.

Answer 16

achondroplasia