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Trunk and spine
FMA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many cervical vertebrae? | 7 |
| How many thoracic vertebrae? | 12 |
| How many Lumbar Vertebrae? | 5 |
| How many Sacrum vertebrae? | 5 (fused) |
| What kind of curve does cervical have? | Lordosis (convex) |
| What kind of curve does thoracic have? | Kyphosis (concave) |
| What kind of curve does lumbar have? | Lordosis (convex) |
| What kind of curve does the sacrum have? | Kyphosis (concave) |
| What type of motion does cervical do? | Rotation & flexion/extension |
| What type of motion does thoracic do? | lateral bending |
| What type of motion does lumbar do? | flexion/extension |
| Another name for facet joint? | zygapophyseal |
| What type of facet joint do cervical have? | slant |
| What type of facet joint do thoracic have? | Vertical |
| What type of facet joint do lumbar have? | "goal post" |
| Transverse ligament | Protects spinal cord from dens impingement (C1-C2) |
| Anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL) | prevent extension |
| Posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) | prevent flexion (on body) |
| Ligamentum flavum | prevent flexion (posterior spinal body) |
| Nuchal ligament | prevent flexion (spinous process) |
| How many true ribs? | 7 |
| How many false ribs? | 3 |
| How many floating ribs? | 2 |