Table of Vertebra Information Flashcards
Cervical: Body - Size and Facets?
Small
No facets on bodies
Cervical: Transverse process - The openings allow for the ______ of the ______
passageway, vertebral artery
Cervical: Spinous Process is the most bifid ( _____/_____ shaped)
it is the most ____ and posteriorly _____
split, Y
small, directed
Cervical: Curvature type
lordosis
Cervical: # of vertebrae
7
Thoracic: Body _____ then cervical _____ then lumbar
larger,
smaller
Thoracic: Body - _____- facets of the lateral aspects of the body for articulation with the ____
ribs
Thoracic: Transverse process Openings?
none
Thoracic: Transverse process Openings?
none
Thoracic: Spinous Process - Bifid?
long and _____) directed
no
long
Thoracic: Curvature?
kyphosis
Thoracic: # of vertebrae
12
Lumbar: body size and facets?
largest body size
no facets on bodies
Lumbar: transverse process openings?
none
Lumbar spinous process bifid?
short and _______ directed
no
posteriorly
