The Spine

Question 1

Categories of vertebral column?

Answer 1

Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccygeal

Question 2

There are ___ cervical vertebrae

Answer 2

7

Question 3

There are ___ thoracic vertebrae, and they are mostly shaped like a

Answer 3

12

-heart shaped

Question 4

There are ___ lumbar vertebrae, and their body is the shape of

Answer 4

5

-kidney

Question 5

There are ___ (fused) sacral vertebrae

Answer 5

5

Question 6

There are ___ coccygeal vertebrae

Answer 6

1 or 2, also known as coccyx or tailbone

Question 7

What are processes in the broadest sense?

Answer 7

projections, things that stick out

Question 8

Each verterbra has two main parts. What are they?

Answer 8

Body and vertebral arch

Question 9

Foramena

Answer 9

pl. = foramen

holes where sp. nerves go

Question 10

What are three types of processes

Answer 10

Articular, transverse, spinous

Question 11

Function of articular process + another name for it

Answer 11

FACET/APOPHYSEAL joint, how each vertebral arch articulates with another
*facet = small, smooth, flat area, face forward&back
upward pair - superior, downward pair - inferior

Question 12

Describe the transverse process

Answer 12

projects laterally from pedicle and laminae, serve as attachments for muscles and ribs(thorax)

Question 13

Spinous Process

Answer 13

projects from the union of the two laminae

-what u can feel on a skinny persons spine

Question 14

C1: Name, movement

Answer 14

Atlas

-yes movement, large foramen