vertebral body & vertebral arch Flashcards
What are the three basic osseous parts or the vertebra
the vertebral body, vertebral arch, and the apophyseal region
What is formed by the vertebral body and the vertebral arch
the vertebral foramen
What is the general shape of the vertbral body and each region of the spine
cervical- rectangular, Thoracic - triangular, lumbar- reniform
What is the name given to the compact bone at the superior and inferior surface of the vertebral body?
superior epiphyseal rim, inferior epiphyseal rim
What is the name given to the cartilage found at the superior and inferior surface of a developing vertebral body?
superior epiphyseal plate and inferior epiphyseal plate
What are the names of the openings found around the margins of the vertebral body
The basivertebral venous foramen
Waht is the name of the vessel entering the nutrient or vascular foramen
osseous artery
What is the name given to the large vessel exiting the back of the vertebral body?
the basivertebral vein
What is the semicircular region of bone attached to the back of the vertebral body called?
the vertebral arch
What is the name given to the anterior part of the vertebral arch?
the pedicle
What is the name given to the posterior part of the vertebral arch
the lamina
What is the name given to the intermediate part of the vertebral arch where the transverse process and articular process attach?
the lamina- pedicle junction
What is the name of the feature located at the upper and lower surfaces of the pedicle?
the superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral incisure; the inferior vertebral notch or inferior vertebral incisure
Waht is the generic orientation of the pedicle at each region of the spine
Cervical- posterolateral
Thoracic- posterior, slight lateral
Lumbar- posterior
