Thoracic vertebra Flashcards
1
Q
Body shape
A
Heart shaped
2
Q
Spinous process character
A
long
slim
sloping downwards
Non-bifid
3
Q
Attachments to ribs
A
Demi-facets to rib heads- synovial plane
Articular facets to tubercle- synovial plane
4
Q
What does the vertebral foramen contain?
A
spinal cord:
- nerves
- meninges
- blood vessels
5
Q
What is the neural arch made up of?
A
The lamina and pedicle
6
Q
what is contained in the intervertebral foramen?
A
the spinal nerves
7
Q
Joints between vertebra
A
Between the vertebra bodies: intervertebral disc joints- secondary cartilaginous
Between the transverse processes: superior and inferior articular facets- synovial place
