click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Bastyr HumanAnat 3
Spine, CNS, Back, Etc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Number of Vertebrae? Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, sacral, coccygeal | 7 Cervical, 12 Thoracic, 5 Lumbar, 5 Sacral, 4 coccygeal |
| Vertebrae that are fused? | Sacrum and coccyx |
| Vertebral column is flexible because? | 1. Small parts 2. Ligaments 3. Muscles |
| Weight Bearing characteristics of vertebrae | Vertebrae carry progessive more weight. Larger until sacrum |
| What are the primary curvatures | Thoracic and Sacral |
| What are the seconday curvatures | Cervical and lumbar |
| Kyphosis is? | Hunchback excessive curvature in thoracic vertebrae |
| Lordosis | Sway back, excessive lumbar curvature |
| 4 typical part to vertebrae | 1. Arch 2. Body 3. Several processes for muscle attachment 4. Relatively short spinous and transverse processses |
| Cervical Vertebrae characgteristics | C1- Atlas, C2 Atlas, C3-6 typical C7- transitional. |
| Carotid Tubercle vertebral level? | C6. Carotid artery can be compressed |
| C1 nerve exits? | Between skull and C1 |
| Thoracic Vertebrae have? | Spinous Processes, Mammillary process- for muscle attachment transverse process |
| Medial Sacral Crest formed by? | S3 and S4 spinous processes |
| Sacral Groove |