vertebral column, sternum, ribs Flashcards
4 normal curvatures
cervical
thoracic
lumbar sacral
3 abnormal curvatures
lordosis
kyphosis
scoliosis
9 characteristics of all vertebrae
centrum (body)
intervertebral foramina
lamina
neural (vertebral) arch
pedicle
spineous process
superior/inferior articulating surfaces (or processes)
transverse process
vertebral foramen
atlas bone C1
A. vertebral foramen
B. transverse process
C. transverse foramen
axis C2
A. body
B. vertebral foramen
C. transverse process
D. spineous process
E. dens
C3 through C7
A. body
B. vertebral foramen
C. transverse process
D. transverse foramen
E. spineous process (branches)
what cervical vertebrae usually have bifurcated spinous processes
C2-C6
what is the long spinous process called on C7
vertebra prominens
thoracic vertebrae T1 through T12
A. body
B. vertebral foramen (round)
C. transverse process
D. spineous process
lumbar L1 through L5
A. body
B. vertebral foramen (triangle)
C. tranverse process
D. spineous process
a. lamina
b. pedicle
both comprise the vertebral arch
c. superior articulating surface
a. sacral promontory
b. sacroiliac joint
c. median sacral crest
a. clavicular notch(es)
b. manubrium
c. body (gladiolus)
d. xiphoid process
a. head
b. neck
c. tubercle
other name for true ribs and what pairs are they
vertebrosternal
pairs 1 through 7
other name for false ribs and what pairs are they
vertebrochondral
pairs 8 through 10
other name for floating ribs and what pairs
vertebral ribs
pairs 11 and 12
