Vertebra Column

Question 1

What are the different regions of the vertebral column?

Answer 1

Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum & Coccyx

Question 2

How many vertebra is in the cervical region?

Answer 2

7

Question 3

How many vertebra are in the thoracic region?

Answer 3

12

Question 4

How many vertebra are in the lumbar region?

Answer 4

5

Question 5

How many vertebra are in sacral region?

Answer 5

5, butt are fused into 1

Question 6

How many vertebra are in the coccyx?

Answer 6

3 - 4, but are fused into 1

Question 7

Function of the vertebral column

Answer 7

Support trunk and head, protect spinal cord and absorbs force during movement

Question 8

What is Kyphosis

Answer 8

• Primary curvatures
• curves anteriorly )
• Thoracic and sacral region

Question 9

What’s Lordosis

Answer 9

• Secondary curvatures
• Curves posteriorly (
• Cervical and lumbar region

Question 10

Scoliosis

Answer 10

Occurs when there is an increased curvatures in kyphosis and lordosis

Question 11

Vertebral arch is formed by

Answer 11

2 laminae and attached to body of vertebral via pedicle

Question 12

What does the Vertebral body do

Answer 12

Used in weight bearing component

Question 13

Where is foramina?

Answer 13

Foramen found on the anterior (front) side of sacrum

Question 14

What is foramina?

Answer 14

A passage for spinal nerve

Question 15

What is the sacral canal?

Answer 15

• A “tunnel” located in the sacrum,
• Passes down from the vertebral column
• Passage for spinal nerve

Question 16

What is the Nucleus Pulposus?

Answer 16

Gelatin disk surrounded by Anulus Fibrosus

Question 17

What is the anulus fibroosus?

Answer 17

concentric rings of fibrocartilage

Question 18

What is the 2 parts of the intervertebral disk?

Answer 18

Anulus fibrosus (outside rim) and Nucleus Pulposus (the middle)