Thoracic outline

Question 1

how many thoracic vertebrae are there?

Answer 1

12

Question 2

the thoracic vertebrae articulate with?

Answer 2

the ribs

Question 3

what is the shape of the vertebral body from superior view of a T2-T8 vertebrae?

Answer 3

heart shaped

Question 4

on T2-T8 the vertebral body will have a posterior height that is __________ than anterior height.

Answer 4

posterior is greater than anterior

Question 5

the vertebral body __________ in size from T3-T12

Answer 5

increases in size

Question 6

T2-T8 has costal demi-facets for articulation with?

Answer 6

head of the ribs

Question 7

the superior costal demi-facet articulates with which rib?

Answer 7

the same numbered rib

Question 8

the inferior costal demi-facet articulates with which rib?

Answer 8

the next rib down

Question 9

on T5-T8 what is the flattening on the left side of the vertebral body?

Answer 9

aortic impression

Question 10

what is the pedicle orientation on T2-T8?

Answer 10

primarily posterior

only a sight angulation

Question 11

pedicle of T2-T8 arises from the upper ______ of the vertebral body.

Answer 11

upper third

Question 12

the superior vertebral notch/incisure is very?

Answer 12

shallow

Question 13

the inferior vertebral notch/incisure is very?

Answer 13

deep

Question 14

on T2-T8 what faces directly laterally, lying within a sagittal plane of the body?

Answer 14

intervertebral foramen
(upside-down) pear shape in outline

Question 15

specific spinal nerve exiting the intervertebral foramen is identified according to the vertebra making up the __________ border of the intervertebral foramen.

Answer 15

superior

Question 16

when the laminae of adjacent vertebrae overlap each other?

Answer 16

shingling

Question 17

the lamina of T2-T8 is plate-like and?

Answer 17

broad superior to inferior

Question 18

what is the shape of the vertebral foramen of t2-t8?

Answer 18

circular in shape

smaller than in the cervical or lumbar region

Question 19

on T2-T8 what is the large and club-shaped process, becoming shorter from T1 to T12

Answer 19

transverse process

Question 20

the transverse process is orientated obliquely and posterio-laterally however T2-T4 and T5-T8 variate how?

Answer 20

T2-T4 is more laterally orientated

T5-T8 is more posteriorly orientated

Question 21

the transverse tubercle contains the transverse costal facet for articulation with the articular facet of the tubercle of?

Answer 21

the same numbered rib

Question 22

the transverse costal facet is orientated __________ and _________.

Answer 22

anteriorly and laterally

Question 23

in T5-T8, the transverse costal facets also face slightly __________ as well.

Answer 23

superiorly

Question 24

on T2-T8 the superior articular facet is orientated?

Answer 24

backward, upward and laterally (BUL)

Question 25

on T2-T8 the inferior articular facet is orientated?

Answer 25

forward, medially, and downward (FMD or ForMeD)

Question 26

what is the region between the superior and inferior articular processes on T1-T12

Answer 26

Pars Interarticularis

Question 27

in T2-T4, the distance between the superior articular process is ________ than the distance between the inferior articular processes.

Answer 27

greater

Question 28

in T5-T8 the distances between articular processes are?

Answer 28

equal

Question 29

the spinous process of T2-T8 is long with a?

Answer 29

Distinct spinous tubercle

Question 30

On T2-T8 the spinous process is directed posteriorly and inferiorly and sometimes there can be overlapping with the spinous process below. This is a phenomenon known as?

Answer 30

Imbrication

Question 31

In T2-T4 the spinous process angle from the horizontal ranges from? In degrees.

Answer 31

20-40 degrees

Question 32

In T5-T8 the spinous process angle from the horizontal ranges from?

Answer 32

40-60 degrees

Question 33

What are the atypical thoracic vertebrae?

Answer 33

T1, T9, T10, T11, T12

Question 34

Which thoracic vertebral body is rectangular in superior view and the superior epiphyseal rim slightly concave from side to side?

Answer 34

T1

Question 35

The superior costal facet of T1 is usually?

Answer 35

A full facet, not a Demi facet

Question 36

Superior vertebral notch/incisure deeper than in the typical thoracic vertebrae describes the pedicel of which vertebrae?

Answer 36

T1

Question 37

The transverse process of which thoracic vertebrae is laterally orientated, more horizontal and anterior than in the typical thoracic?

Answer 37

T1

Question 38

The spinous process of C1 is quite long and projects nearly?

Answer 38

Horizontally

Question 39

On T1 what is the surface bulge at the posterior-inferior aspect of the neck?

Answer 39

Vertebral prominence

Question 40

On T9 the superior costa Demi-facet may be nearly as large as?

Answer 40

A full facet

Question 41

On T9 the inferior costal Demi-facet is?

Answer 41

Very small or absent

Question 42

On T9 the spinous process is becoming?

Answer 42

More horizontal

Question 43

On T10 the superior costal facet may be a very large?

Answer 43

Demi-facet or a full facet

Question 44

On T10 the inferior costal Demi-facet is?

Answer 44

Absent

Question 45

The transverse process of which thoracic vertebrae may have an absent transverse costal facet?

Answer 45

T10 | The tenth rib may not form a synovial joint with the transverse process

Question 46

Becoming more horizontal and shorter, causing a slight dimpling of the skin overlying the spinous tubercle describes the spinous process of which thoracic vertebrae?

Answer 46

T10

Question 47

Para-articular processes are more common and more well developed than others, on the laminae of which vertebrae?

Answer 47

T10

Question 48

Which vertebral body is reniform shaped in superior view, as seen in the lumbar vertebrae?

Answer 48

T11

Question 49

Which vertebrae is reniform is shape, has a superior costal facet and no inferior costal Demi-facet? Also known as the anticlinal vertebra

Answer 49

T11

Question 50

The transverse process on T11 is short, posteriorly orientated, with no?

Answer 50

Transverse costal facet

Question 51

The spinous process of T11 is becoming lumbar-like in shape with a nearly horizontal?

Answer 51

Inferior border

Question 52

What is the shape of the vertebral body of T12?

Answer 52

Large and reniform in superior view

Question 53

On T12 what lies partly on the vertebral body and partly on the pedicle?

Answer 53

Superior costal facet

Question 54

Does T12 have an inferior costal Demi-facet?

Answer 54

No

Question 55

The transverse process of T12 is modified into what three tubercles? And with no transverse costal facet

Answer 55

Superior Lateral Inferior

Question 56

Which T12 transverse process tubercle is large, projecting superiorly and posteriorly, and homologue of the lumbar mammillary process?

Answer 56

Superior tubercle

Question 57

What T12 transverse process tubercle projects laterally from the region of the lamina-pedicle junction and homologue of the lumbar transverse process?

Answer 57

Lateral tubercle

Question 58

Which T12 transverse process tubercle is small, located below the superior tubercle and posterior to the lateral tubercle and homologue of the lumbar accessory process?

Answer 58

Inferior tubercle

Question 59

The superior articular facet of T12 is like?

Answer 59

Like that of a typical vertebra

Question 60

The inferior articular facet on T12 is lumbar, with a facet surface is distinctly convex and faces?

Answer 60

Forward, laterally, and downward (FoLD)

Question 61

The spinous process of T12 is short, broad, horizontal, and like those of the lumbar vertebrae is shaped like?

Answer 61

Hatchet shaped Short(anterior to posterior) Broad (superior to inferior)