Thorax and Pelvis Flashcards
How many moveable vertebrae are there?
24
How many fixed vertebrae are there?
9
From superior to inferior, name the three sections of the upper spine composed of movable vertebrae.
cervical, thoracic, lumbar
How many vertebrae compose the cervical spine?
7
How many vertebrae compose the thoracic spine?
12
How many vertebrae compose the lumbar spine?
5
What is the name of the area highlighted in blue?
the vertibral body
What is the name of the area highlighted in blue?
the vertibral arch
What is the name of this structure of the vertebrae?
the vertebral foramen
What is the name of this structure of the vertebrae?
the transverse process
What is the name of this structure of the vertebrae?
the superior articular facet
What is the name of this structure of the vertebrae?
the spinous process
What type of joint are the intervetebral discs?
cartiliginous
What type of vertebrae is this?
cervical
What type of vertebrae is this?
lumbar
What type of vertebrae is this?
thoracic
What is the name of this structure of the cervical vertebrae?
the transverse foramen
What is the name of this structure of the cervical vertebrae?
the bifid spinous process
What are the atlas and axis?
the C-1 and C-2 vertebrae
What structure articulates between the atlas and axis of the spine?
the dens
What are the areas of the thoracic vertebrae where the ribs sit called?
rib facets or costal pits
What makes up the sacrum?
five fused vertebrae
What are the names of the joints where the sacrum articulates with the pelvis?
sacroliac joints
What is the name of the 3 or 4 segment structure below the sacrum?
the coccyx
What are these ribs called?
true ribs
What are these ribs called?
false ribs
What are these ribs called?
floating ribs
What is the groove on a rib called?
the costal groove
The bulge just below the head of a rib is called what?
a tubercle
The flat end of the rib is called the…
sternal end
How are the ribs anchored to the sternum?
through a cartiliginous joint
What is this section of the sternum called?
manubrium
What is this section of the sternum called?
body
What is this section of the sternum called?
xiphoid process
What is the innominate bone?
the hip bone or pelvic bone
What is this section of the hip bone called?
ilium
What is this section of the hip bone called?
ischium
What is this section of the hip bone called?
pubis
The hollow in the hip bone where the top of the femur sits is called what?
acetabulum
This little notchy bit is called what?
sciatic notch
What is this hole called?
obturator foramen
