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Vertebral Column Flashcards

1
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What are the junctions of the spine?

A

Craniocervical junction
Cervicothoracic junction
Thoracolumbar junction
Lumbosacral junction

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2
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What are the numbers of the vertebrae cervicales?

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CI-CVII

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3
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What are the numbers for the vertebrae thoracical?

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T I-T XII

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4
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What are the numbers for the vertebrae lumbales?

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L I- L V

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5
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What are the numbers for the vertebrae sacrales?

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S I - S V

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6
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How many coccyx bones are there?

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4

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7
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What are the regions of the spine?

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Vertebrae cervicales
Vertebrae thoracical
Vertebrae lumbales
Os sacrum aka vertebrae sacrales

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8
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What are the 5 general functions of the skeletal system?

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Protection 
Support 
Mechanical 
Storage 
Blood cells
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9
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What is the body of the vertebrae cervicales like?

A

Small (kidney shaped)

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10
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What is the vertebral foremen of the vertebrae cervicales like?

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Large (triangular)

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What is the transverse process of the vertebrae cervicales like?

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Small (may be absent in C VII)

Tuberculum anterius and tuberculum posterius enclose for amen transversum

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12
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What is the articulate process of the vertebrae cervicales like?

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Superoposteriorly and inferoposteriorly;

Oblique facets: most nearly horizontal

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13
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What is the spinous process of the vertebrae cervicales?

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Short (C3-C5)
Bifid (C3-C6)
Long (C7)

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What is the body of the vertebrae thoracicae like?

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Medium (heart shaped ❤️)

Includes costal facets

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What is the vertebrae foramen of the vertebrae thoracicae like?

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Small (circular)

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16
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What is the transverse process of the vertebrae thoracicae like?

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Large and strong; 
Length decreases (T I-T XII)
Costal facets (T I-T X)
17
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What is the articulate process of the vertebrae thoracicae like?

A

Posterior (slightly lateral) and anterior (slightly medial);

Facets in coronal plane

18
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What is the spinous process of the vertebrae thoracicae like?

A

Long sloping posteroinferiorly;

Tip extends to vertebral body below

19
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What is the body of the vertebrae lumbales like?

A

Large (kidney shaped)

20
Q

What is the vertebral foramen of the vertebrae lumbales like?

A

Medium (triangular )

21
Q

What is the transverse process of the vertebrae lumbales like?

A

Long and slender;

Process accessorius on posterior surface

22
Q

What is the articulate process of the vertebrae lumbales like?

A

Posteromedial and anterolateral facets nearly in Sagital plane;
Process mammilaris on posterior surface of each processus articulates superior

23
Q

What is the spinous process of the vertebrae lumbales like?

A

Short and broad

24
Q

What is the body of the vertebrae sacrales like?

A

Decreases from base to apex

25
Q

What is the vertebral foramen of the vertebrae sacrales like?

A

Canalis sacralis

26
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What is the transverse process of the vertebrae sacrales like?

A

Fused to rudimentary rib

27
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What is the articular process of the vertebrae sacrales like?

A

Superoposteriorly superior surface of lateral sacramauricular surface.

28
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What is the spinous process of the vertebrae sacrales like?

A

Crista sacralis mediana

29
Q

Where does the spinal cord start and end?

A

Starts at foramen magnum and ends at sacral hiatus

30
Q

Where is the first bump in the neck (spine)?

A

C7

31
Q

Spine at medial border of scapula (spine)?

A

T3

32
Q

Inferior angle of scapula (spine)?

A

T7

33
Q

Superior border of ilium (spine)?

A

L4

34
Q

Posterior superior iliac spine (spine)?

A

S2

35
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Sacral hiatus (butt crack) (spine number)?

A

S4

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