Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
5.12 & 5.13
Spinal column anatomy, functions & abnormalities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What functions does the spinal column serve? | supports the rest of the body, encloses spinal cord, protecting it, and provide points of attachment for muscles, allowing them to create movement. |
| What is the importance of the intervertebral discs? | provides support for spinal column, protecting vertebrae from compressive forces. |
| Vertebra | one single bone |
| Vertebrae | multiple vertebra |
| How many vertebrae total? | 32-34 vertebrae |
| How many cervical vertebae | 7 |
| Where are the cervical vertebrae | neck |
| What are the cervical vertebrae called? | C1-C7 C1 is atlas C2 is axis |
| Which vertebra articulates with the skull, and allows the skull to "nod"? | C1 (atlas) |
| Which vertebra articlates with c1 and has a toothlike process that allows the skull to rotate? | C2 (axis) |
| Where are the thoracic vertebrae? | attached to the ribcage |
| How many thoracic vertebrae are there? | 12 |
| What are the names of the thoracic vertebrae? | T1 - T12 |
| Where are the lumbar vertebrae? | lower back |
| How many lumbar vertebrae are there? | 5 |
| What are the names of the lumbar vertebrae | L1-L5 |
| Where are the sacral vertebrae? | in the sacrum on the posterior side of the pelvis, holding the 2 hip bones together. |
| How many sacral vertebrae are there? | 5 (they are fused together so it appears as one large structure) |
| What are the names of the sacral vertebrae? | S1-S5 |
| Where are the coccygeal vertebrae? | in the tailbone |
| How many coccygeal vertebrae are there? | 3-5 (can differ from individual to individual) |
| How are the coccygeal vertebrae named? | Co1-Co5 |
| What is the name of the tailbone? | coccyx |
| What is meant by lordotic? | this is convex curvature of the spine found in the cervical and lumbar regions |
| What is meant by kyphotic? | this is a concave curvature of the spine found in the thoracic and sacral regions. |
| Why are the normal spinal curvatures important? | They increase the strength and stability of the spine. |
| What is scoliosis? | excessive kyphotic curvature of the thoracic spine. |
| What is kyphosis? | excessive lordotic curvature of the lumbar spine. (hump) |
| What is lordosis? | abnormal curvature of the lumbar spine in an anterior direction. |
| What is an intervertebral disc? | fibrocartilaginous pads that seperate and cushion the vertebrae in the spinal column. |
| What is a coccyx? | 4 vertebrae fused together at the posterior end of the sacrum. (tailbone) |
Created by:
MrsCSciencetT
Popular Anatomy sets