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Vertebral Column
Question | Answer |
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How many bones are in the vertebral column | 33 |
33 bones in vertebral column | 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacrum, 4 coccyx |
Function: protect spinal cord | vertebral column |
C1 – allows us to nod “yes” | atlas |
cervical bone that has no body present | atlas |
C2 – allows us to nod “no” | axis |
Which cervical bone is the “dens” present? | axis |
Smallest, spinous process is forked (2) vertebral foramen is triangular | cervical vertebra |
Shaped like a giraffe head | thoracic vertebra |
Has heart shaped body, vertebral foramen is round, spinous process is long, and downward pointing | thoracic vertebra |
Shaped like a moose head | lumbar vertebra |
Massive and block-like with short block-like spinous process | lumbar vertebra |
Spinal cord stops around what vertebra? | L1 or L2 |