Vertebral Pathology Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
thoracic outlet syndrome | compression of: brachial plexus and subclavian artery & vein (all located between: 1st rib, clavicle, & scalene) |
Torticollis | aka: wry neck, neck deformity where person’s head is laterally bent to 1 side & rotated toward the other side |
cervical sprains | aka. Whiplash, occurs when head suddenly & violently hyperextends and then flexes |
sciatica | pain running down posterior thigh & leg caused by pressure on sciatic nerve roots |
lordosis | aka: sway back, abnormally increased curve in the lumbar spine |
flat back | abnormally decreased lumbar spine |
kyphosis | abnormally increased thoracic curve |
scoliosis | any amount of lateral curve |
Spondylosis | (spinal osteoarthritis) degenerative disorder of vertebrae. May result from bone spurs, thickened ligaments, or decreased disk height due to aging. |
spinal stenosis | narrowing of vertebral canal housing spinal cord |
herniated disks | when a portion of the nucleus pulposus bulges through the annulus fibrosus |
ankylosing spondylitis | chronic inflammation of vertebral column & sacroiliac joints, leads to fusion & total loss of spinal mobility (progressive rheumatic disease) |
spondylolysis | vertebral defect in pars interarticularis |
spondylolisthesis | fracture, or defective pars interarticularis, allows 1 vertebra to slip forward over adjacent vertebra |
osteoporosis | disease where bone is removed faster than it can be replaced, decreases bone mass & density |
compression fractures | collapse of anterior (body) portion of vertebrae {usually caused by: trauma in lumbar region or osteoporosis in thoracic region} |
stable fracture | does not have progressive displacement or dislocation |
unstable fracture | fractures with dislocation, usually result in SCI & paralysis |
hangman’s fracture | fracture involving C2 due to sudden forceful hyperextension of head [can become unstable & stop respiration] |
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