Vertebral Column Flashcards
primary curvature
kyphosis
secondary curvature
lordosis
c1
atlas
c2
axis
c1 superior articular surfaces articular with
occipital condyles
unique to c2
dens/odontoid process
function of foramen transversarium
vertebral arteries/vein and plexus of sympathetic nerves
what section of vertebral column contains foramen transversarium?
cervical
what section of spine as a bifid spinous process
cervical (c3-7)
unique to the body of cervical body
uncinate process
what is unique to thoracic vertebrae
costal facets for articulation of ribs
shape of thoracic body
heart
shape of lumbar body
kidney bean
lumbar: what process is present on transverse process
accessory process
lumbar: what process is present on superior articular process
mammillary process
function of ala of sacrum
supports the Psoas major and the lumbosacral trunk, and in the articulated pelvis is continuous with the iliac fossa.
joint between vertebral bodies
intervertebral disc - 2ndary cartilagenous
joint between articular processes
zygopophysial joint - plane synovial
superficial extrinsic muscle connect to what?
appendicular skeleton
intermediate extrinsic muscle connect to what
superficial respiratory muscles