Topic 10: Skeletal System - Axial Skeleton (Vertebral Column) Flashcards
1
Q
How many vertebrae are in a vertebral column?
A
26
2
Q
Name the 5 regions of the vertebral column and how many bones there are.
A
- Cervical (7)
- thoracic (12)
- lumbar (5)
- sacrum (1)
- coccyx (1)
3
Q
What is the body of the vertebral column?
A
thick anterior portion
4
Q
What is the spinous process (1)?
A
- median posterior projection
5
Q
What are the transverse processes (2) ?
A
- lateral bony projections for muscle attachment
6
Q
What are the laminae (2)?
A
- connects the two processes
7
Q
What are the pedicles (2) ?
A
- connects body to transverse process
8
Q
What is the vertebral foramen
A
- hole for spinal cord (not part of bone)
9
Q
What are the superior and inferior articular facets?
A
- articulate with vertebrae above and below
10
Q
What are intervertebral foramina?
A
- exit for spinal nerves
