Cx Bone Features Flashcards
1
Q
Vertebral Body
A
vertebral end plates-cartilage
epiphyseal rim
2
Q
Vertebral arch
A
pedicles
superior vertebral notch
inferior vertebral notch
lamina
3
Q
Vertebral foramen
A
vertebral canal
4
Q
Processes of Vertebra
A
1 spinous process
2 transverse
2 sup articular
2 inferior
5
Q
Primary Ossification
A
begins in the foetus
complete ossifcation vertebrae by about year 1 and 6 yr in Lx
6
Q
secondary ossifcation
A
centres develop in puberty
usually end by 25
7
Q
Ossification of Vertebrae- Typical vertebrae
3 Primary centres
A
endochondral ossification
3 primary centres
1 centrum
2 vertebral arches
8
Q
Ossification of Vertebrae- Typical vertebrae
5 secondary centres
A
spinous process
2 transverse process
2 annular epiphyses (ring epiphyses on superior and inferior aspects of centrum)
