vertebrae Flashcards
to know and understand the parts of the vertebrae and what sickness you can get if you have a poor posture
kyphosis
A posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forward
eg. Reading a book slouching for several hours . this causes kyphosis
lordosis
Hollow back, other term for saddle or sway back
scoliosis
lateral curvative of the spine
cervical
top of the vertebrae and has 7 bones
atlas
the bone that holds the head and so we can nod up and down
axis
the bone that below atlas, this is the reason that we can move our head left or right
thoracic
a part of the vertebrae that has 12 bones total, it is found at your chest
lumbar
is a part of the vertebrae that has only 5 bones in total and is found at the lower part of your back
sacrum
triangular bone at the base of the spine that forms by the fusing of sacral vertebrae. it has 5 overall bones
coccyx
commonly known as the tailbone, it can be found at the lowest part of your spine and it has only 3 bones in total
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