Vertebral Column Flashcards
Point where 2 laminae Meet posteriorly
Spinous Process
Point where pedicle meets lamina more posteriorly
transverse process
Points at which the lamina meets the pedicle
- superior articular process
- inferior articular process
- Transverse process
Space through which spinal nerves exit vertebral canal laterally
intervertebral foramen
two sections which make up the intervertebral foramina
superior vertebral notch and inferior vertebral notch
Cervical vertebrae 1
atlas
Cervical vertebrae 2
axis
the projecting part from the body of the axis, in which the atlas rotates
dens
how to identify a cervical vertebrae
Bifid spinous process
or foraman of the transverse process
what are on the thoracic vertebrae that allow for the ribs to attach
facets
where does the facet for the head of the rib go
on the facet on the body of the thoracic vertebrae
where is the facet for the tubercle of the rib located
on the transverse process of the thoracic vertebral arch
from medial to lateral the sacral crests
median sacral crest, intermediate sacral crest, lateral sacral crest
what ligament limits extension of the vertebral column
anterior longitudinal ligament
what ligament prevents hyperflextion of vertebral column
posterior longitudinal ligament