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Vertebral column&bac
Vertebral column and back
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the mid-thoracic curvature called? | Kyphotic curvature |
| What ist he mid-lumbar curvature called? | Lordotic curvature |
| What is in the center of the vertebral disc? | Mush called nucleus pulpsus which is the only remnant of the notochord |
| What is the lamallae? | Elastic layer that surrounds disc to provide support |
| What is ligamentum flavum? | Runs between the lamina and has more fat in it |
| What is the occipital condyles? | Where the skull attaches to the vertebra |
| What is the 1st cervical vertebra called? 2nd? | 1st=atlas and 2nd=axis |
| What is the 7th cervical vertebra referred to as? | The prominines due to prominent spinous process in back of the neck |
| Does C7 have vertebral artery in it? | No only a plexus of veins |
| What can happn at the lumbar triangle? | Intestinal hernias |
| Where does the vertebral artery emerge from? | out of the middle of the suboccipital triangle |