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VERTEBRAL COLUMN Flashcards

1
Q

Describe the vertebral body

A

-Weight bearing part
-Spongy bone covered in compact bone
-Superior and inferior surfaces covered in hyaline cartilage

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2
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Attaches the vertebral body to the vertebral arch

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Pedicle

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3
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Forms the vertebral canal

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Vertebral foramen

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4
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Vertebral canal consist of

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Spinal cord

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5
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Projects posterior at the junction of two laminae

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Spinous process

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6
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Projects posterolaterally at the junction of peicle and lamina

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Transverse process

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7
Q

Layers of the meninges

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Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater

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8
Q

Separates the dura mater from bone

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Epidural space

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9
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Separates arachnoid mater from pia mater

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Subarachnoid space

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10
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Innermost layer

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Pia mater

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11
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there

A

31 spinal nerve

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12
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Emerges from intervertebral foramina

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Spinal nerve

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13
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Has no vertebral body

A

C1 Atlas

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14
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What does the lateral masses of C1 vertebra articulate with

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Occipital condyles superiorly and superior articular surface of C2 inferiorly

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15
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Has posterior and anterior arch

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C1 Atlas

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16
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What holds the dens in position

A

Transverse ligament of atlas

17
Q

Has dens that projects from the vertebral body

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C2 Axis

18
Q

Description of cervical vertebra

A

Vertebral body- Square shaped
Transverse process has foramen tranversarium
Spinous process- Short and bifid
Vertebral foramen-Triangular

19
Q

Description of thoracic vertebra

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Vertebral body-Heart shaped
Vertebral foramen- Round

20
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Description of lumbar vertebra

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Vertebral body- cylindrical
Vertebral foramen- Triangular
Larger in size

21
Q

Joint formed by the hyaline cartilage and the intervertebral disc between them

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Secondary cartilaginous joint

22
Q

Elevated lateral margins of typical cervical vertebra

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Uncinate process

23
Q

Joint formed by uncinate process articulating with vertebral body above

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Uncovertebral joint

24
Q

Joints formed by articulation of superior articular surfaces and inferior articular surface of adjacent vertebrae

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Zygogphyseal joints

25
Q

Movement of atlanto-occipital joint

A

Flexion and extention(Nodding)

26
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Movement of atlanto-axial joint

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Pivot movement(NO)

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