Vertebral Column & Thorax Flashcards
Vertebrae
Body
Spinous process
Vertebral foramen
Vertebral arch
Superior articular process, Inferior articular process
Transverse process
Intervertebral disc
Anulus Fibrosis, Nucleus pulposus
an anatomical space formed by the vertebral column that stores an integral portion of the central nervous system: the spinal cord
Vertebral canal
First 7 vertebrae
Cervical vertebrae
An opening that is occupied by the vertebral artery and vein in the first six vertebrae and only the vertebral vein in the seventh.
Transverse foramen
Atlas
Axis
Dens ( top of axis)
Odontoid process
T1-T12
Thoracic vertebrae
L1-L5
Lumbar vertebrae
Sacrum
coccyx
Sternum
Green
Manubrium
Red
Body
Purple
Xiphoid Process
Blue
Ribs
Pink
True ribs
Blue
False/ Vertebrochondral ribs
Yellow
False/Floating ribs