Quiz 2 Flashcards
(302 cards)
how many vertebrea in the spine?
29
how many cervical vertebrea?
7
how many thoracic vertebrea?
12
how many lumbar vertebrea?
5
how many sacral vertebrea?
5 - fused from sacrum
which region of the spine is the most mobile?
cervical spine
when a segment is more mobile you sacrifice what?
stability
ROM flexion cervical spine
0-45
chin to chest
ROM extension cervical spine
0-45
forehead parallel to floor
ROM L/R side-bending
0-45
ROM L/R rotation
0-80
which region of the spine is the most ridged?
thoracic spine
what is the main function of the thoracic spine?
protect the viscera
what’s the difference btw the corstovertebra jt and the costotransverse jt?
costovertebral : jt btw head of rib and lat side of vertebral body (1 rib touches 2 vertebral bodies)
costotransverse : jt btw rib and transverse process of the vertebrea
ROM flexion thoracic spine
20-45
ROM extension thoracic spine
15-20
ROM L/R side bending
25-45
ROM L/R rotation
35-50
which mvt of the spine comes mostly from the thoracic spine?
side bending
F or T
ROM flexion and extension of the thoracic spine does not depend on posture
FALSE
ROM lumbar flexion
first 60° from Lx and next 25° from hip = total 70-90
ROM Lx extension
30-50
ROM Lx side bending
30
ROM Lx rotation
35