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23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Name the 5 regions of the back
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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Cocyx
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Occurs at the angle of the vertebral column and sacrum
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lumbosacral angle
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Name the two skeletal systems
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Axial and Appendecular
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List the Components of the Axial Skeleton
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Skull, Vertebrae, Sacrum, Ribs, Sternum
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List the components of the Appendecular Skeleton
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Upper Limbs, Lower Limbs, Scapulae, Pelvis, Clavicle
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List the Axial-to-Appendicular joints
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sternoclavicular joints, sacroilliac joints
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The thoracic and sacral curvuratrues
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Kyphoses(the primary curvurature)
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The lumbar and cervical curvatures
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Lordoses(secondary curvatures)
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Disorder caused by the demineralization of the bones caused by a disruption of the normal balance of calcium deposition and resorption
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Osteoperosis
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Characterized by an abnormal increase in the thoracic curvature; concave anterior
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Kyphosis "hump back"
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Characterized by an anterior rotation of the pelvis( the upper sacrum tilts anteroinferiorly) at the hip joints, producing an abnormal increase in the lumbar curvature; Convcave Posterior
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Lordosis "hollow back"
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Characterized by abnormal lateral curvature that is accompanied by rotation of the vertebrae
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Scoliosis
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This spinal process(es) is used for muscle attatchement and movement
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Transverse process, Spinous process
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This spinal process is used for restriction of movement
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Superior and Inferior articular processes
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What is the function of the vertebral body
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to support the weight of the body
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This structure protects the spinal cord
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Vertebral arch
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This vertebrae is commonly known as the atlas
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C1
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This vertebrae is commonly known as the axis
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C2
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joints of the vertebral bodies
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symphyses(secondary cartilage)
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Discs that connect the articulating surfaces of adjacent vertebrae
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IV( intervertebral) discs and ligaments
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A ring of fibrocartilage forming the circumference of the IV disc
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anulus fibrosus
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is the central core of the IV disc
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nucleus pulposus
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The transverse process of the cervical vertebrae contain a _____ ______
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formen transversarium
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