2.1 Vertebral Column and Deep Back Flashcards
1
Q
Identify each area of the vertebral column
A
green - cervical (7)
orange - thoracic (12)
pink - lumbar (5)
blue - sacral (5)
purple - coccyx (4)
- 33 vertebrae
- 22 true vertebrae
2
Q
A
vertebral body
3
Q
A
vertebral foramen (canal)
4
Q
A
vertebral lamina
5
Q
A
vertebral lamina 2
6
Q
A
vertebral pedicle
7
Q
A
vertebral pedicle 2
8
Q
A
inferior articular process
9
Q
A
superior articular process
10
Q
A
spine (spinous process)
11
Q
A
transverse process
12
Q
A
transverse process 2
13
Q
A
atlas (C1)
- atypical
- no vertebral body or spinous process
- upward and downward movement, for example when nodding yes
14
Q
A
axis (c2)
- ‘dens’ projects superiorly
- no intevertebral disc between c1 and c2
15
Q
A
dens (odontoid process)
16
Q
A
posterior arch of atlas
17
Q
A
anterior arch of atlas
18
Q
A
intevertebral disc
19
Q
A
anulus fibrosis
20
Q
A
nucleus pulposus
21
Q
A
intevertebral foramen
22
Q
A
transverse foramen
23
Q
A
vertebral arch
- formed by pedicles and laminae
24
Q
A
sacral hiatus
25
ligamentum flavum
26
anterior longitudinal
27
posterior longitudinal
28
cervical enlargement
29
lumbosacral enlargement
30
conus medullaris
31
cauda equina
32
filum terminale (internus)
33
ventral root
34
dorsal root
35
arachnoid mater
36
dura mater
37
pia mater
38
denticulate ligament
39
denticulate ligament 2
40
denticulate ligament 3
41
ventral primary ramus
42
dorsal primary ramus
43
spinal nerve
44
dorsal root ganglion
