Spinal Nerve Roots to Vertebrae

Question 1

body of the vertebrae

Answer 1

The vertebral body is the main portion of the vertebra. It bears about 80 percent of the load while standing and provides an attachment for the discs between the vertebrae.

Question 2

9 parts of the vertebrae

Answer 2

o body
o pedicle
o lamina
o intervertebral foramen
o spinous process
o transverse process
o facets
o mammillary process
o pars interarticularis

Question 3

pedicle of the vertebrae

Answer 3

he short, thick, cylindrical bony processes that project posteriorly from the superior part of the vertebral body and fuse with the laminae to form the neural arch

Question 4

Lamina

Question 5

o intervertebral foramen