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Spine, joints and limbs

How many spinal curves are there?

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4

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What are the spinal curves, from the top down?

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Cervival curviture

Thoracic curviture

Lumber curviture

Pelvic curviture

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What are the types of vertebrae?

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Carvical vertebrae

Thoracic vertebrae

Lumber vertebrae

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How many cervical vertebrae are there?

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7

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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

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12

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How many lumber vertebrae are there?

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5

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7
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What makes up the thoracic cage?

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Sternum

Vertebrae

Costal cartilages

Ribs

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How many ribs are there?

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12

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How many real ribs are there?

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7

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Why are the false ribs called the false ribs

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Because the first 3 join to the 7th rib rather than the sternum

The last two are the floating ribs and don’t join to anything

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What connects the ribs to the sternum?

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Costal cartilage

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12
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Typical structure of a vertebrae

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Cervical vertebrae function

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Support skull

Stabalise relative positions of brain and spinal cord

Allow controlled head movement

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Thoracic vertebrae function

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Support weight of head, neck upper limbs and chest

Articulate with ribs to allow changes in volume of thoracic cage

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Function of lumber vertebrae

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Support weight of head, neck, upper limbs and trunk

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16
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Intervertebal discs

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Sits between vertebrae

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17
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Components of the intervertebal discs

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Anulus fibrosus

Nucleus pulposus

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Anulus fibrosus

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Part of intervertebal discs

Outer layer of fibrocartilage

Connects vertebral bodies in a fibrocartilaginous joint

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Nucleus pulposus

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Components of intervertebla discs

80-90% water

Acts as a shock absorber

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20
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Facet joints

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Superior articular facets of one vertebrae joins the inferior facets of the one above

Synovial gliding joint

Surrounded by joint capsule and small capsular ligaments

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21
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What parts of the body does the cervical nerve distribution cover?

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Neck

Arms

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22
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What parts of the body does the thoracic nerve distribution cover?

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The trunk area

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23
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What parts of the body does the lumber nerve distribution cover?

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Waist down

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24
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What attaches to the vertebrae to help give extra support and strength to the spine?

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Strong ligaments

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What use are the strong ligaments that attach to the vertebrae?

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Give extra support and strength tp the spine

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26
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Spinal canal

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The space in the vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes

27
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What does the meninges divide the spinal canal into?

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Epidural space

Subarachnoid space

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Epidural space

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Between the dura mater and the sides of the vertebral canal

29
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Spine, joints and limbs

What things are contained in the epidural space?

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Loose fatty tissue

The internal vertebral venous plexuses

Lymphatics

Spinal nerve roots

30
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The subarachnoid space

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Between pai mater and the arachnoic membrane in spinal canal

Filled with cerebrospinal fluid

31
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Spine, joints and limbs

What things are contained in the subarachnoid space?

32
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Spine, joints and limbs

Prolapsed disk

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When the nucleus of the disk herniates

Usually occurs in cervical or lumber region

Can put pressure on spinal nerve causing severe lower back pain

33
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Cervical spondylosis

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Degenerative osteoarthiritis of the joints between the centre of the spinal vertebrae and/or neural foramina

34
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Spine, joints and limbs

Tuberculosis Spondylitis

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Form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the spine

Effects sometimes described as being sort of arthritis for the vertebrae

Begins in thoracic section of spine

35
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Spine, joints and limbs

Spina bifida

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Birth defect

Involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord or it’s coverings

36
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Spine, joints and limbs

How many joints in the skull?

37
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Spine, joints and limbs

How many joints in the throat?

38
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Spine, joints and limbs

How many joints are there in the thorax

39
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Spine, joints and limbs

How many joints are there in the spine and pelvis joints?

40
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Spine, joints and limbs

How many joints are there in the upper limbs?

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32 on each side

64 in total

41
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Spine, joints and limbs

How many joints are there in the lower limbs?

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31 in each

62 in total

42
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Spine, joints and limbs

Firbous joints

A

Immovable

Connect bones

43
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Spine, joints and limbs

Example of fibrous joints

A

Skull

Pelvis

44
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Cartilaginous joints

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Slightly moveable

Bones attached to cartilage

A little movement

45
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Examples of cartilagenous joints

A

Spine

Ribs

46
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Synovial joints

A

Freely moveable

Cavitites between bones are filled with synovial fluid

47
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Spine, joints and limbs

Role of synovial fluid

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Lubricates and protects the bones in synavial joints

48
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Spine, joints and limbs

What influences joint stability?

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Articular surfaces

Ligaments

Muscle tone

49
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Spine, joints and limbs

How does articular surfaces aid joint stability?

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Plays minor role

Some deep sockets or grooves aid stability

50
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How do ligaments aid joint stability?

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The more ligaments, the stronger the joint

51
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Spine, joints and limbs

How far can ligaments stretch before they tear?

52
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Spine, joints and limbs

How does muscle tone aid stability in joints?

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Provide a constant, low level contractile force

Keeps tension on the ligaments

Especially important at shoulders, knees and arches of foot

53
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Spine, joints and limbs

Types of synovial joints

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Ball and socket

Hinge

Pivot

Gliding (plain)

Saddle

Condyloid

54
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Spine, joints and limbs

Which synovial joint provides the greatest range of movement?

A

Ball and socket joint

55
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Spine, joints and limbs

What holds the ball and socket joint together?

A

Ligaments and tendons

56
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Hinge joints

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Made by joining two bone ends which have smooth surfaces

Allows flexion and extension

Only a small amount of rotation allowed

57
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Spine, joints and limbs

Where would you find a pivot joint?

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Top of the spinal column, between axis and atlas bones of the neck

58
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Pivot joint

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Only allows rotation

One bone acts as a “peg” which fits into the “ring” formed by the other bone

59
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Gliding joints

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Allow flexion and extension through a slight gliding motion between the ends of small bones

Linked by strong ligaments to stop them moving too far

60
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Saddle joints

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Occur where concave and convex surfaces meet

Allows movement forwards, backwards and right to left

61
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Condyloid joints

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Convex shape of one joint fits in the concave shape of another joint

Allows movement in all directions

62
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Spine, joints and limbs

Example of a saddle joint

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Spine, joints and limbs

Example of condyloid joint

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