Ch 9 Workbook A Matching
| What is the tubelike opening formed by the sucession of vertebral formina as a result of stacked vertebrae? |
| Why are the superior and inferior surfaces of the body rough and flat? |
| attachment of the intervertebral disks |
| What type of stress might cause fracture of the dens? |
| forced flexion-hyperextension "whiplash" type of injury |
| From a lateral perspective, the posterior extensions directly off the vertebral body and are located on each side. |
| Each facet or combination of two demifacets located on the thoracic vertebrae accepts the head of a rib to form what joint? |
| The tapered ending of the spinal cord. |
| Where are the two primary or posterior convex curves seen in the vertebral column? |
| What extends posteriorly from the vertebral body? |
| How many sacral segments or bones are found in the adult body? How many in the infant body? |
| What is the third main part of a typical vertebra? |
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