Spinal and Neural Anatomy Flashcards
There are how many cervical vertebrae?
7
How many Thoracic vertebrae are there?
12
The lumbar region of the spine has how many vertebrae
5
The C1 vertebrae is called the
Atlas
The C2 vertebrae is calle the
Axis
Normal curvature in the cervical spine is called
lordosis
How can you tell T12 and L1 apart
T12 last inferior rib site
L1 has a transverse process
Which vertebrae articulates with the sacrum
L5
____________ is the normal lumbar curvature
lordosis
There are ____________ thoracic vertebrae
12
There are a pair of ribs for each thoracic vertebrae? Tor F
True
The coccyx is inferior to the sacrum? T or F
True
The Central Nervous System (CNS) onsists of
Brain and Spinal Cord
The CNS controls the function of
every cell tissue and organ in the body
The sutonmic nervous system if boken down into what 2 parts
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic