module 11

Question 1

how many vertebrae in cervical

Answer 1

7

Question 2

how many vertebrae in thoracic

Answer 2

12

Question 3

how many vertebrae in lumbar

Answer 3

5

Question 4

sacrum & coccyx

Answer 4

fused

Question 5

primary curves

Answer 5

form before birth
in a c shape overall

Question 6

secondary curves

Answer 6

form after birth
lumbar curves in, cervical does too

Question 7

kyphosis

Answer 7

excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic region

Question 8

lordosis

Answer 8

excessive anterior curvature of the lumbar region

Question 9

scoliosis

Answer 9

an abnormal, lateral curvature, accompanied by twisting of the vertebral column

Question 10

vertebral foramen

Answer 10

contains spinal cord

Question 11

intervertebral foramen

Answer 11

opening through which a spinal nerve exits from the vertebral column

Question 12

transverse process

Answer 12

spiny projections off the sides in between lamina and pedicle

Question 13

spinous process

Answer 13

projects posteriorly at the midline of the back

Question 14

what makes the thoracic vertebra special?

Answer 14

they have rib connections

Question 15

transverse foramen

Answer 15

An important artery that supplies the brain ascends the neck by passing through these openings

Question 16

atlas

Answer 16

found on C1 vertebra
supports the skull on top of the vertebral column

Question 17

axis

Answer 17

C2
axis for rotation when turning the head toward the right or left. I
n most respects, the axis resembles typical cervical vertebrae but is easily distinguished by the dens, a bony projection that extends upward from the vertebral body.

Question 18

thoracic: costal (demi)facet.

Answer 18

connection with rib

Question 19

what makes thoracic vertebra special

Answer 19

very long spinous process

Question 20

intervertebral disc

Answer 20

fibrocartilaginous pad that fills the gap between adjacent vertebral bodies. Each disc is anchored to the bodies of its adjacent vertebrae, thus strongly uniting these.

Question 21

tough outer part of the intervertebral disc

Answer 21

annulus fibrosus

Question 22

inner part of intervertebral disc

Answer 22

nucleus pulposus

Question 23

Ligaments of the Vertebral Column

Answer 23

anterior longitudinal ligament, supraspinous ligament, posterior longitudinal ligament, ligamentum flavum

Question 24

parts of the sternum

Answer 24

manubrium, jugular (suprasternal) notch, clavicular notch, body, xiphoid process

Question 25

true ribs

Answer 25

1-7

Question 26

false ribs

Answer 26

8-12

Question 27

floating ribs

Answer 27

11-12

Question 28

erector spinae and what three muscles it comprises:

Answer 28

back muscle iliocostalis (laterally placed) group, the longissimus (intermediately placed) group, and the spinalis (medially placed) group.