Typical Vertebra and Features Flashcards
Large weight bearing anterior portion of a vertebra
Body
Bony process projecting backwards from the body of a vertebra.
Pedicle
Bony process projecting laterally from the vertebral arch.
Transverse process
Bony process projecting backwards from the vertebral arch.
Spinous process
Bony plate connecting the pedicle and the spinous process.
lamina
Bony process with a smooth articular facet facing backwards.
Superior articular process
Bony process with a smooth articular facet facing forwards.
Inferior articular process
Bony section between the superior and inferior articular processes
pars interarticularis
Opening bounded by the body, pedicle, and lamina
IVF
Curved bony plate made up of both laminae
Vertebral arch
Transverse foramina
cervical
costal facets on body
thoracic
Kidney-shaped body
lumbar
5 fused vertebra in shape of a triangle
sacrum
Bifid spinous process
cervical
Heart shaped body
thoracic
mammillary and accessory processes
lumbar
Rectangular body
cervical
No body
C1
Long non-bifida spinous process and absent anterior tubercle.
C7
Large lateral masses
C1
Anterior and posterior arches and tubercles
C1
Facet angulation of 45 degrees
cervical
Facet angulation of 90 degrees
Lumbar and lumbosacral
