Vertebral Column

Question 1

backbone

Answer 1

Vertebral Column

Question 2

32 bones (infant), 26 bones (adult)

Answer 2

Vertebral Column

Question 3

regions of the vertebral column

Answer 3

Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccygeal

Question 4

Concave Curves

Answer 4

Cervical and Lumbar Lordosis

Question 5

Convex Curves

Answer 5

Thoracic and Sacral Kyohosis

Question 6

flattened plates that fuse in the median plane, complete the arch posteriorly.

Answer 6

Laminae

Question 7

short bony pillars projecting posteriorly from the vertebral body, form the sides of the arch.

Answer 7

Pedicles

Question 8

a median posterior projection arising at the junction of the two laminae.

Answer 8

Spinous Process

Question 9

extends laterally from each side of the vertebral arch.

Answer 9

Transverse Process

Question 10

protrude superiorly and inferiorly respectively from the pedicle.

Answer 10

Superior and Inferior Articular Facet

Question 11

• body: none
• no spinous process
• has superios articular facets

Answer 11

Cervical-Atlas (C1)

Question 12

• Not as specialized as atlas
• knoblike dens

Answer 12

Cervical Spine-Axis (C2)

Question 13

• Body: Oval
• Spinous Process is short and bifid
• Vertebral foramen is triangular
• C7-palpable

Answer 13

Cervical Spine (C3-C7)

Question 14

• Body: Heart shaped
• Long and sharp spinous process
• Demifacets (Costal Facets)
• Transverse Process
• Vertebral foramen is round

Answer 14

Thoracic Spine (T1-T12)

Question 15

• Body: Massive kidney-shaped
• Short and flat spinous process
• Pedicles and laminae are thicker and shorter
• Transverse process
• Vertebral foramen is triangular

Answer 15

Lumbar Spine (L1-L5)

Question 16

Atlas + Occipital Condyles

Answer 16

Atlanto-Occipital Joint

Question 17

Atlas + Axis

Answer 17

Atlanto-Axial Joint

Question 18

Superior Articulating Facet + Inferior Articulating Facet

Answer 18

Zygapophyseal Joint