ttr ana lec Flashcards
body of cervical
small oval
body of thoracic
medium and heart
body of lumbar
large and kidney
spine of cervical
small and bifid
spine of thoracic
Long and facing downward
spine of lumbar
Short, flat and quadrangular in shape
vertebral foramen of cervical
large triangular
vertebral foramen of thoracic
small and circular
vertebral foramen
large triangular
superior facet of cervical
faces back and up
superior facets of thoracic
up lateral
superior facets of lumbar
medial
inferior processes of cervical
down forward
inferior processes of cervical
down forward
inferior processes of thoracic
forward and medial
inferior facet of lumbar
lateral
transverse foramen of cervical
Passage of vertebral artery and veins
transverse foramen thoracic
Has costal facets in the body for articulation of the head of the ribs and costal facets on transverse process ( except T11 and T12) for articulation with tubercles of ribs
tranverse foramen of lumbar
Transverse process are long and slender
Laminae are thick
Pedicles are strong and directed backwards