Ch 14: Vertebral Column

Question 1

Regions of the vertebral column. Vertebrae per region.

Answer 1

Cervical: 7
Thoracic: 12
Lumbar: 5
Sacrum: 5
(Coccyx)

Question 2

Five landscapes on the top side of a vertebrae

Answer 2

Superior costal facet
Pedicle
Superior articulate process
Facet for costal tubercle
Transverse process

Question 3

Five landscapes on the bottom side of a vertebrae

Answer 3

Lamina
Spinous process
Inferior articular process
Inferior articular notch
Inferior costal facet

Question 4

Joints of the vertebral column?

[Name x amount]

Answer 4

Intervertebral disk x1

Facet joints x2

Question 5

Intervertebral disks:
Made of?
Joint classification?
Joint type?

Answer 5

Made of fibrocartilage.
Cartilaginous joint.
Symphysis joint.

Question 6

Facet Joint:
Made of?
Joint classification?
Joint type?

Answer 6

Synovial fluid.
True synovial.
Planar joint.

Question 7

Ligaments of the vertebral column

Answer 7

Anterior longitudinal
Posterior longitudinal 
Ligamentum flavum
Interspinal
Supraspinous
Intertranscerse

Question 8

Movements of the vertebral column

Answer 8

Flexion
Extension
Lateral flexion
Rotation

Question 9

Three groups of epaxial muscles?

Types of muscles in each group?

Answer 9

Superficial group
x2 spinotransversalis
x3 erector spinae

Deep group
x2 transversospinalis

Question 10

Spinotranversalis muscles?

Answer 10

Splenius capitis

Splenius cervicis

Question 11

Erector spinae muscles?

Answer 11

Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis

Question 12

Transversospinalis muscles:

Answer 12

Semispinalis

Multifidus

Question 13

Splenius Capitis origin

Answer 13

spinous processes of cervical vertebrae

Question 14

Splenius Capitis insertion

Answer 14

occipital bone

Question 15

Splenius Capitis action

Answer 15

One: 
-extend head
-rotate head
Both:
-extend head

Question 16

Splenius Cervicis origin

Answer 16

Spinous processes of cervical vertebrae

Question 17

Splenius Cervicis insertion

Answer 17

transverse processes of cervical vertebrae

Question 18

Splenius Cervicis action

Answer 18

One: 
-extend cervical vertebrae
-rotate cervical vertebrae
Both:
-exend cervical vertebrae

Question 19

Iliocostalis origin

Answer 19

ilium

Question 20

Iliocostalis insertion

Answer 20

costals

transverse processes of cervical vertebrae

Question 21

Iliocostalis action

Answer 21

aids
one side: lateral flexion
both sides: extension

Question 22

Longissimus origin

Answer 22

sacrum

Question 23

Longissimus insertion

Answer 23

every vertebral column to head

Question 24

Longissimus action

Answer 24

extension

Question 25

Spinalis origin

Answer 25

spinous processes, upper thoracic vertebrae

Question 26

Spinalis insertion

Answer 26

spinous processes, lower thoracic vertebrae

Question 27

Spinalis action

Answer 27

extension

Question 28

Semispinalis origin

Answer 28

transverse processes upper thoracic vertebrae

Question 29

Semispinalis insertion

Answer 29

- spinous processes of cervical vertebrae | - occipital bone

Question 30

Multifidus origin

Answer 30

- transverse processes of entire vertebral column | - sacrum

Question 31

Multifidus insertion

Answer 31

spinous processes of entire vertebral column

Question 32

Multifidus action

Answer 32

stabilize | extend

Question 33

Semispinalis action

Answer 33

stabilize | extension