Spinal Column Flashcards
Composition of the spinal column
Cervical spine
Thoraxic spine
Lumbar spine
Sacrum
Coccyx
How many burns form the spinal column?
24
How many cervical spine
07
How many thoracic spine
12
How many lumbar spine
05
How many intervertebral disc
23
Function of the spinal column
Carry the head and the load of th3 body
Protect the spinal cord
Servs as contact point for ribs and trunk muscles
Function of the intervertebral discs
Supportive
Protective
Movability
Name the parts of a vertebral body and intervertebral disc
1spinous process
2transversal process
Caudal equina
Intervertebral disc
Ligaments of the spinal column
1 anterior longitudinale ligament
2 Posterior longitudinale ligamen3interspinouw ligaments
Suprasspinous ligament
Muscles of the spinal column
1 longissimus muscle
2 illiocostalis muscle
3 spinalis muscle
