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

A

Ear shaped surface on sides

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True Ribs

A

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

A

Area the articulates with spine

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Neck

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Area just below head, skinnier

Tubercle

Tube like projection off neck

Angle

Where curve begins

Body

Rest of rib, also know as shaft

Manubrium

Upper part of sternum. Where clavicle articulates

Body

Middle flat area

Xiphoid Process

Where sternum ends. Projection