Vertebral Column Flashcards
Opening/passageway in vertebrae for spinal cord
Vertebral foramen
Drum portion of an individual vertebrae
Body
Lateral part of vertebrae
Transverse process
Located in transverse process/passageway in cervical vertebrae
Transverse foramen
Posterior part of vertebrae
Spinous process
Opening between 2 vertebrae/ passageway for nerves
Intervertebral foramen
Cartilage in between vertebrae
Intervertebral disk
Region located in neck
Cervical
Cervical Vertebrae #1 (C1)
Atlas
Cervical vertebrae #2 (C2)
Axis
Region where ribs are
Thoracic
Region where lower back is
Lumbar
Region where pelvic bones are
Sacrum
Openings that are passageways for nerves
Dorsal sacral foramen
Joint where sacrum vertebrae and ilium of hip bone join
Sacral iliac joint
Tailbone, fused together
Coccyx
Name for breastbone
Sternum
Top part of thoracic cage, round, clavicles hook on to
Manubrium
Middle part of thoracic cage, longest portion
Body
Bottom of sternum
Xiphoid process
12 pairs of these
Ribs
Connects ribs to sternum
Coastal cartilage
Ribs that attach directly to sternum
True ribs
Ribs that indirectly attach to sternum
False ribs
