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VERTEBRAL - CLASS WED.25th - Q1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the total number of vertebrae in the vertebral column?
How may vertebrae are moveable?

A
  • 33 total

- 24 move.

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2
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How many vertebrae are in the...
Cervical Spine?
Thoracic Spine?
Lumbar Spine?
Sacrum?
Coccyx?
A 
C (7)
T (12)
L (5)
Sacrum (5 fused)
Coccyx (4 fused)
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3
Q

What are ‘Intervertebral Discs’? (IVDs)

A

Fibrocartilaginous discs between vertebrae

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4
Q

Between which vertebrae does NOT contain a disc (IVDs)?

A

C1 and C2

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5
Q

Fibrous outer portion of IVDs is called?

A

Annulus Fibrosus

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6
Q

Jelly inner portion of IVDs is called?

A

Nucleus Pulposus

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7
Q

Anterior curvature of spine is called?

A

Lordotic

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8
Q

Posterior curvature of spine is called?

A

Kyphotic

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9
Q

Which vertebral columns are Lordotic?

A

Cervical / Lumbar

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10
Q

Which vertebral columns are Kyphotic?

A

Thoracic / Sacral

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11
Q

Which vertebral column are termed ‘Primary’ and formed during the fetal period?

A

Thoracic / Sacral

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12
Q

Which vertebral column are termed ‘Secondary’ and forms once infant lifts head/walks?

A

Cervical / Lumbar

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13
Q

What structure encloses the vertebral foramen?

A

Vertebral Arch

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14
Q

This arch projects posteriorly on both sides of the superior aspect of the vertebra body, is known as?

A

Pedicles

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15
Q

What structure is projecting posteriorly from the 2 Pedicles?

A

Laminae

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16
Q

Projecting posteriorly from the Laminae as they meet, it forms a structure called?

A

Spinous Process

17
Q

Describe ‘Articular Processes’.

A
  • 4 processes (2 superior/2 inferior)

- Arising superiorly and inferiorly from arch

18
Q

Describe ‘Articular Facets’.

A

Inferior facets articulate with superior facets of next lower vertebra

19
Q

Articular Facets form a joint known as?

A

Zygapophysial Joints

20
Q

The space between the superior and inferior articular processes is called?

A

Pars Interarticularis

21
Q

2 processes projecting laterally from the arch are known as?

A

Transverse Processes

22
Q

The vertebral notches of 2 adjacent vertebrae form an almost complete ring called?

A

Intervertebral Foramen

23
Q

The Vertebral Foramen is a passageway for?

A

Spinal Cord

24
Q

What exits from the Intervertebral Foramen?

A

Spinal Nerve

25
Q

The Transverse Foramen is a passageway for?

A

Vertebral Artery

26
Q

The Upper Cervical Spine consist of?

A

C1 / C2

27
Q

The Lower Cervical Spine consist of?

A

C3 - C7

28
Q

True or False?

- The Pars Interarticularis are common to fractures.

A

True

29
Q

A ‘bony ring’ supporting the occipital region of skull, is known as which vertebra?

A

C1 (the Atlas)

30
Q

What ligament connects the 2 lateral masses and divides the vertebral foramen into a posterior/anterior portions on C1?

A

Transverse Ligament of Atlas

31
Q

True or False?

C1 (Atlas) Does not have a vertebral body and a spinous process

A

True

32
Q

What type of joint is the Anterior Articular Facets of C2 (Axis)?

A

Pivot Joint

33
Q

Define ‘Bifid’.

A

Split into two parts

34
Q

Which vertebrae are “Bifid”?

A

SP C2-C6

35
Q

An upward bony projection on the posterolateral rims of the vertebral body are called?

A

Uncinate Process

36
Q

Which joint provides stability to the cervical spine, projecting upward articulating with the next higher vertebra?

A

Uncovertebral Joints

37
Q

The anterior aspect of C6 has a tubercle called?

A

Carotid Tubercle

38
Q

What does the Uncovertebral Joints prevent?

A
  • Excessive lateral tracking

- Shearing of vertebral artery

39
Q

What is an “aka” for Uncovertebral Joints?

A

Joints of Lushka

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