Vertebral Column Flashcards
Num of sacral vertebrae
5
Num of coccygeal vertebrae
3-4
What are the secondary curvatures?
What direction of curvature?
CL
Cervical+Lumber —-> concave posterior
When can the child raise his head ?
3rd month
When is thoracic curve appear ?
At birth
When is lumber curve appear ?
After birth
When does child can able to sits upright and walk ?
9th-18th month
What are abnormal curvatures?
Kyphosis
Lordosis
Scoliosis
What is kyphosis?
Common in ?
-Exaggerated posterior curvature in thoracic region
-Osteoporosis
What is lordosis ?
Common in ?
-Exaggerated anterior curvature in lumbar region
-Temporary lordosis is common in pregnant women
What is scoliosis?
Common in ?
Result of ?
-lateral curvature
-in females
-unequal growth of two sides of 1or 2 vertebrae
What form vertebral foramen ?
2 lamina
+
2 pedicles
Describe lumber vertebra
-large body
-no costal facests
-no transverse prosses
what is the name of the outside fibrous layer of intervertebral disc?
annulus fibrosis
-what is name the name of the middle part of intervertebral disc?
-what it look like?
-nucleus pulposus
-jelly like mass