Quiz 3 (Torso and girdles) Flashcards
Hyaline cartilage where is it found (3)
tracheal rings
costal cartilages of the ribs
covers bone surfaces at synovial joints
Brief description of hyaline cartilage (3points)
matrix of closely packed collagen fibers not easily seen under the light microscope.
Clear, glassy appearance
tough but flexible
Fibrocartilage where is it found (3)
intervertebral discs
menisci of the knee joint
symphysis pubis
Brief description of fibrocartilage (2)
matrix is supported by collagenous fibers which are densely packed and regularly arranged.
very tough and durable
messier looking that hyaline cartilage under the microscope.
pl. of vertebra
vertebrae
vertebra
bone that houses and protects part of the spinal cord
intervertebral foramina
gaps between the pedicles of the successive vertebrae which permit the passage of nerves to or from the enclosed spinal cord
intervertebral discs
fibrocartilage that separates and cushions the vertebrae
Sacrum
fusion of five sacral vertebrae
superior to the coccyx
coccyx
3-5 fused coccygeal vertebrae
inferior to sacrum
Primary curvatures def.
born with these, also known as accommodation curvatures
2 primary curvatures
thoracic and pelvic(sacral) curvature
thoracic curvature
posterior curvature of the thoracic vertebrae
pelvic (sacral) curvature
posterior curvature of the sacrum
seconday curvatures def.
develop as you learn to hold your head up and walk
cervical curvature
anterior curvature of the cervical vertebrae
lumbar curvature
anterior curvature of the lumbar vertebrae
2 secondary curvatures
cervical and lumbar curvatures
Structures of all the vertebrae
body (centrum) vertebral foramen spinous process transverse processes vertebral arch superior articular processes inferior articular processes
another name for the body of the vertebra
centrum
Body
thick, large anterior section
vertebral foramen
area which the spinal cord passes through
posterior to the body
spinous process
most posterior of the processes
generally midline
can often see under the skin of the back
transverse processes
processes on the lateral sides of the vertebra