Vertebral Column & Thorax Flashcards
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Vertebrae
2
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Body
3
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Spinous process
4
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A
Vertebral foramen
5
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A
Vertebral arch
6
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A
Superior articular process, Inferior articular process
7
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Transverse process
8
Q
Intervertebral disc
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Anulus Fibrosis, Nucleus pulposus
9
Q
an anatomical space formed by the vertebral column that stores an integral portion of the central nervous system: the spinal cord
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Vertebral canal
10
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First 7 vertebrae
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Cervical vertebrae
11
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An opening that is occupied by the vertebral artery and vein in the first six vertebrae and only the vertebral vein in the seventh.
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Transverse foramen
12
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A
Atlas
13
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A
Axis
14
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Dens ( top of axis)
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Odontoid process
15
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T1-T12
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Thoracic vertebrae
17
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A
Sacrum
18
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A
coccyx
19
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A
Sternum
20
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Green
A
Manubrium
21
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Red
A
Body
22
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Purple
A
Xiphoid Process
23
Q
Blue
A
Ribs
24
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Pink
A
True ribs
25
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Blue
A
False/ Vertebrochondral ribs
26
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Yellow
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False/Floating ribs
