Vertebral Column

Question 1

Primary curvature is concave ____. ____ and ___ curvatures

Answer 1

Anteriorly. Thoracic and sacral.

Question 2

Which cervical vertebra can be palpated

Answer 2

C7

Question 3

___ processes on vertebra, ___ articular and ___ in muscle attachment

Answer 3

7, 4, 3

Question 4

Each vertebra has ___ facets, __ right and ___ left

Answer 4

4, 2, 2

Question 5

Facets are sites for ___ and ___ attachment

Answer 5

Muscle and ligament

Question 6

Vertebral arch consists of ___ and ___

Answer 6

Pedicle and lamina

Question 7

Transverse and spinous processes serve in ___ ____

Answer 7

Muscle attachment

Question 8

Articular process role

Answer 8

Articulation between adjacent vertebra

Question 9

Which processes have foramen transversarium

Answer 9

C1-C6

Question 10

Atlas has __ spinous process, has fusion called ___. Does not have a ___.

Answer 10

No, tubercle, body

Question 11

Axis has a ___ for pivoting. Has a ___.

Answer 11

Dens, process

Question 12

Spinous processes called ___ in ___-___

Answer 12

Bifid, C2-C5

Question 13

C1-

Answer 13

ATLAS

Question 14

C2

Answer 14

AXIS

Question 15

Atlas unique features 2

Answer 15

No spinous processes or body

Question 16

Thoracic vertebra has ____ body than cervical vertebra. Vertebral foramen ____ here. Transverse processes ___ than cervical region. Around T___ and L___ body increases where mass increases

Answer 16

Smaller

Smaller

Longer

4

5

Question 17

Lumbar vertebra body __ and ___ than other regions

Vertebral foramen ___ than in cervical region

Answer 17

Larger and heavier

Smaller

Question 18

Vertebral foramen ___ with sacral canal

Sacral hiatus results from ___ of ___ and ___ of S4 and S5

Answer 18

Continuous

Absence, laminae, spinous processes

Question 19

Discs between each vertebra until __/___

Ligamentum flavum between ___ of adjacent vertebra

Supraspinous ligament runs up until ___ where it becomes ___ ___

Answer 19

L5/S1

Lamina

C7, nuchal ligament

Question 20

Pia mater is continuous with __ ___ and ___

Answer 20

Spinal cord and brain

Question 21

Secondary curvatures

Answer 21

Cervical lordosis and lumbar lordosis

Question 22

Primary curvatures

Answer 22

Thoracic kyphosis and sacral kyphosis