Notes in G7 Vertebral Column

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Published	11/02/2024	Vertebral column is part of the axial skeleton extending from the {{c1::base of the skull}} to the {{c1::distal coccyx}}
Published	11/02/2024	How many vertebrae in the vertebral column?
Published	11/02/2024	How many vertebrae of each type are there?{{c1::7}} cervical vertebrae{{c1::12}} thoracic vertebrae{{c1::5}} lumbar vertebrae{{c1::5}} sacral vertebra…
Published	11/02/2024	Describe the 4 curvatures of the vertebral column:Primary thoracic and sacral curvatures persist from the original fetal curvature; they {{c1::convex …
Published	11/02/2024	Clinical term for "humpback"
Published	11/02/2024	Clinical term for "swayback"
Published	11/02/2024	Excessive thoracic kyphosis (humpback) results from {{c1::collapse of thoracic vertebral bodies}} such as in people with osteoporosis or spinal tuberc…
Published	11/02/2024	Excessive lumbar lordosis (swayback) is common in {{c1::women in late pregnancy due to anterior rotation of the pelvis and weakened abdominal muscles.…
Published	11/02/2024	Scoliosis is {{c1::abnormal lateral curvature of the spine}} and may result from {{c2::asymmetric muscle development or malformed vertebrae}}
Published	11/02/2024	Scoliosis most commonly occurs in {{c1::adolescent girls}}
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Published	11/02/2024	Structure of Vertebrae:Body (centrum): weight-bearing portion; surfaces are covered by {{c1::hyaline cartilage}}
Published	11/02/2024	Structure of Vertebrae:Vertebral (neural) arch: Composed of {{c1::two pedicles}} and {{c1::two laminae}} that surround a {{c1::vertebral foramen}}
Published	11/02/2024	How is the vertebral canal formed?
Published	11/02/2024	Seven bony processes project from most vertebrae 1. Muscle attachment sites - 2 {{c1::transverse processes}} project {{c1::laterally}}. - A single {{c…
Published	11/02/2024	Superior and inferior articular processes of vertebrae are also called {{c1::zygapophyses}}
Published	11/02/2024	What is a zygapophysial joint?
Published	11/02/2024	What are the superior and inferior vertebral notches, and where are they located on a vertebrae?
Published	11/02/2024	Intervertebral foramina are {{c1::laterally directed openings}} that form between {{c1::superior and inferior vertebral notches of adjacent vertebrae}…
Published	11/02/2024	Characteristics of Cervical Vertebrae (4):1. {{c1::Small bodies with large vertebral foramen (C1 has no body); delicate arches}}2. Superior surface of…
Published	11/02/2024	What are the characteristics of cervical vertebrae (4)?
Published	11/02/2024	{{c1::C7}} is called {{c2::vertebra prominens}} for its long & prominent spinous process
Published	11/02/2024	What are the key characteristics of the Thoracic vertebrae?Spinous processes are {{c1::long, flat, and angled inferiorly}}.Superior articular facets f…
Published	11/02/2024	Characteristics of Lumbar Vertebrae (5):1. {{c1::Bodies are large and kidney-shaped }}2. Spinous processes {{c2::are stocky and project posterior…
Published	11/02/2024	Characteristics of Lumbar Vertebrae (5):
Published	11/02/2024	Mamillary process -- where is it located, on what type of vertebrae, and what is it an attachment for?
Published	11/02/2024	Accessory process -- where is it located, what type of vertebrae, and what is it an attachment for?
Published	11/02/2024	Characteristics of Sacral Vertebrae (6):1. Base: {{c1::located superiorly}}; articulates with {{c1::L5 intervertebral disc}}. The {{c1::sacral promont…
Published	11/02/2024	What does the coccyx result from?
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Published	11/02/2024	C1 vertebra is called {{c1::Atlas}}, while C2 vertebra is called {{c1::Axis}}
Published	11/02/2024	What is unique about Atlas (C1)?
Published	11/02/2024	What is unique about Axis (C2)?
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Published	11/02/2024	Intervertebral joints are {{c1::symphysis}}-type joints between the articular surfaces of adjacent vertebral bodies
Published	11/02/2024	{{c1::Ligaments}} connect intervertebral bodies
Published	11/02/2024	Weight-bearing, fibrocartilage {{c1::intervertebral discs}} separate adjacent vertebral bodies
Published	11/02/2024	Describe the two main parts that compose an intervertebral disc:Anulus fibrosus: an outer fibrous ring that inserts on the rim of the vertebral bodies…
Published	11/02/2024	What part of the intervertebral disc is avascular?
Published	11/02/2024	Intervertebral discs comprise {{c1::~1/4}} of the total length of spinal column
Published	11/02/2024	What happens to intervertebral discs as we age that contributes to decreases in height?
Published	11/02/2024	What produces the secondary curvatures (cervical + lumbar) of the vertebral column?
Published	11/02/2024	There are no discs b/t the skull and {{c1::C1}}, b/t {{c1::C1}} and {{c1::C2}}, or b/t the {{c1::sacral}} and {{c1::coccygeal}} vertebrae.
Published	11/02/2024	What are Zygapophyseal (facet) joints? What movements do they permit?
Published	11/02/2024	Osteoarthritis of the {{c1::zygapophyseal/facet}} joints is a common cause of neck and back pain
Published	11/02/2024	{{c1::Craniovertebral}} joints form between the skull and the C1 and C2 vertebrae
Published	11/02/2024	Anterior longitudinal ligament:broad ligament attached along the {{c1::anterior surfaces of vertebral bodies and IV discs}} -- runs from the {{c1::sku…
Published	11/02/2024	Posterior longitudinal ligament:thin band attached along the {{c1::posterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies and IV discs}} from {{c1::C2}} to {{c1::…
Published	11/02/2024	What are the accessory ligaments that unite the laminae, transverse processes, and spinous processes? (4)
Published	11/02/2024	Ligamenta flava:- paired ligaments joining the {{c1::laminae of adjacent vertebrae}} on {{c1::posterior wall of vertebral canal}}- contributes to {{c1…
Published	11/02/2024	Supraspinous ligament unites {{c1::the tips of the spinous processes between vertebrae}}
Published	11/02/2024	what is ligamentum nuchae
Published	11/02/2024	Interspinous ligaments - what do they do and where are they located?
Published	11/02/2024	What movements does the vertebral column allow?
Published	11/02/2024	What movements are allowed in the cervical spine?
Published	11/02/2024	Cervical z-joints are primarily in the {{c1::horizontal}} plane and IV discs are {{c1::large}} relative to vertebral bodies
Published	11/02/2024	Lumbar z-joints (zygapophyseal) are in the {{c1::sagittal}} plane, which permits {{c1::flexion, extension, and lateral flexion::movement}}. Lumbar IV …
Published	11/02/2024	What type of movement is limited in the lumbar vertebral column?
Published	11/02/2024	the tubercle of each rib articulates with the same numbered transverse process at the {{c1::costotransverse joints}}
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Published	11/02/2024	what is a symphysis? what type of joint is it?
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Published	11/02/2024	Herpes zoster (chickenpox) virus may remain dormant in {{c1::dorsal root ganglia of spinal nerves}}
Published	11/02/2024	Spinal branches of cervical arteries (e.g., {{c1::vertebral}} aa.) and segmental arteries (e.g., {{c1::posterior intercostal}} aa.) arising from the a…
Published	11/02/2024	Internal and external vertebral venous plexuses drain the {{c1::vertebral column}} and {{c1::spinal cord}}
Published	11/02/2024	The {{c1::internal venous}} plexus courses vertically along the walls of the vertebral canal
Published	11/02/2024	The {{c1::external venous}} plexus courses vertically and has anterior tributaries along the vertebral bodies and posterior tributaries along the spin…
Published	11/02/2024	{{c1::Basivertebral veins}} form w/in the vertebral bodies and drain to the plexuses
Published	11/02/2024	Facet joints innervate with {{c1::branches of dorsal rami of spinal nerves}}
Published	11/02/2024	Vertebral bodies, ligaments, annuli fibrosi innervate with {{c1::meningeal branches of spinal nerves}}
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