practical one -axial skeleton except skull Flashcards
intervertebral foramina
the foramina near the connection of each vertebrea
intervertebral discs
cushion/cartilage between each vertebra
vertebral canal
runs through back on each vertebrae, they connect making a canal down the spine. the intravertebral foramina goes through these perpendicularl
body of vertebra
the solid part on the anteror side of each vertebra, separated by intervertebral discs
vertebral arch
contains lamina and pedicle, the anterior of the vertebral foramen
pedicle
on eaither lateral side of the vertabral foramen, part of the vertebral arch
lamina
connect the pedicle to the spinal process
vertebral foramen
large hole in vertebra that when connected together with other vertebrae for the vertebral canal
spinous process
the process on the very anterior of each vertebrae
transverse process
the processes on eather side of the spinous process on the vertebra,
superior articular facet
facet on the external part of each process
superior articular process
connects to the inferior process on the vertrabra above it. process on the outside of each superior articular facet, connected to pedice that connects to body
inferior articular process
connects to superior process on below vertebra. less wide than the superior.
inferior articular facet
flat part of process that connects to greater articular facet of below vertebra
transverse foramen of cervical vertebra
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE OF THIS VERTEBRA. two holes on either side of vertebral body
atlas
part of cervical vertebra. very top, connects to skull
axis
second vertebra, under atlas. less wide
dens
“tooth of the axis” process sticking out of atlas. connects to atlas
vertebra prominens
seventh cervical vertebra. inferior end of cervical vertebra. largest spinous process. lacks foramen in transverse process unlike all other cervical vertebra