Week 2 Flashcards
vertebral column
cervical vertebrae thoracic vertebrae lumbar vertebrae sacrum coccyx
parts of the vertebrae
vertebral body pedicle lamina transverse processes spinous processes vertebral foramen articular processes
what goes through vertebral foramen
spinal cord
how many cervical vertebrae do you have
7
how many thoracic vertebrae do you have
12
how many lumbar vertebrae do you have
5
what is the sacrum made up of
5 fused vertebrae
what is the coccyx made of
4 fused vertebrae
what is a intervertebral disc
unit of articulating material that separates the vertebral bodies of adjacent vertebrae
hold vertebral bodies together
what does the intervertebral disc resist
compression
parts of an intervertebral disc
nucleus pulposus
annulus fibrosis
nucleus pulposus
pulpy middle
annulus fibrosis
rings surround the nucleus pulposes
ligaments on vertebrae
ligamentum flavum
interspinous ligaments
supraspinous ligaments
ligamentum flavum
connects lumina
interspinous ligaments
between spinous processes
supraspinous ligaments
along top of spinous processes
what do the ligaments of the vertebrae do
connect adjacent vertebrae along their posterior side
intervertebral foramen
hole from side that spinal nerves poke out of
what ligaments run along vertebral bodies
posterior longitudinal ligament
anterior longitudinal ligament
what movement happens at the vertebral column
flexion
exentsion
lateral flexion
rotation
what bones are attached to the vertebral column
ribs, sternum
what is the sternum made of
superior- manubrium
middle- body of the sternum
inferior- xyphoid process
what ribs are the floating ribs
ribs 11 and 12