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Anatomy LE
Back
Question | Answer |
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Muscles of the back are defined as | Superficial, Intrinsic, Deep |
________ is posterior to thee vertebral body | vertebral arch |
short, stout processes that join the vertebral arch to the vertebral body | pedicles |
a ring consisting of concentric lamellae of fibrocartilage forming the circumference of the IV disc | anulus fibrosus |
nucleus pulposus | the central cor of the iv disc - is more cartilaginous than fibrous & is normally high elastic in young people |
heart shaped; has one or two facets for articulation with head of a rib | body |
cercular & smaller than in cervical & lumbar regions | vertebral foramen |
articular processes | superior facets directed posteriorly & slightly laterally; inferior facets directed anteriorly & slightly medially |
long & slopes posteroinferiorly;extends to level of vertebral body below | spinous processes |
joints of the vertebral arches | zygapophysial joints |