Spine, Ribs, Sternum Flashcards by Antonio Rusu

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Hyoid

A

Body, has greater and lesser horns

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Cervical Vertebrae

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Upper spine, neck vertebrae, smallest vertebrae.

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Transverse Process

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Projection to sides of Vertebrae

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Transverse Foramen

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2 holes on in cervical

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Vertebral Notch

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The notch on vertebrae

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Pedicyle

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Either side of foramen. Lateral to arch

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Lamina

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Flat part of spinous process

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Superior Articular process

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Boney upward projection

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Inferior Articular

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Notch where next projection would meet

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Thoracic

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Spinous process points down, heart shape

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Lumbar

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Large round body, flat spinous process. Round.

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Atlas

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Articulates with base of skull

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Axis

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Sits on atlas

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Dens

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Tooth like projection

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Sacrum

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Vertebrae fused together, bottom base of vertebrae. Posterior side of pelvis

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Sacral Promontory

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Small projection cliff like

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Canal

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Down center of sacrum starts at top

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Formina

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Holes in sacrum

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Auricular Surface

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Ear shaped surface on sides

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True Ribs

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Has own costal cartilage. Ribs 1-7

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False Ribs

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Ribs 8-12. Share piece of costal cartilage

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Floating ribs

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Ribs 11, 12. Not connected all the way across

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Head of Rib

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Area the articulates with spine

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Neck

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Area just below head, skinnier

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Tubercle

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Tube like projection off neck

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Angle

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Where curve begins

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Body

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Rest of rib, also know as shaft

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Manubrium

A

Upper part of sternum. Where clavicle articulates

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Body

A

Middle flat area

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Xiphoid Process

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Where sternum ends. Projection