Neuroanatomy Week 4 Part 1
1. curvature of cervical and lumbar spine: lordosis
2. curvature of thoracic and sacral spine: kyphosis
3. vertebral bodies are separated by: intervertebral discs
4. vertebral arch projects in which direction from the vertebral body: posterior
5. what forms the canal that houses the spinal cord: vertebral arch
6. the pedicles contain the: intervertebral foramina
7. what makes up the vertebral arch: two pedicles
two lamina
8. vertebral processes are attachment points for: ligaments and muscles
9. what are the vertebral processes: one spinous process
two transverse processes
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,four articular processes with articular facets
10. spondylosis: degeneration of the spine (age related changes)
11. spondylolysis: fracture of the pars interarticularis
12. spondylolisthesis: fracture of the pars interarticularis with separation occurring at the fracture site in the
sagittal plane
13. osteophytes: bony growths near joints
14. opening between two adjacent vertebra that allows spinal nerve to exit: inter-
vertebral foramen (aka neural foramen)
15. what makes up the vertebral canal: the vertebral foramen of each vertebra (surrounded by the
vertebral arch)
16. stenosis: •Abnormal narrowing, in this case of a foramen
17. stenosis of the vertebral foramen puts pressure on the: spinal cord and nerve roots
18. spinal stenosis: narrowing of the spinal canal that holds the spinal cord
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, 19. spinal stenosis can result in: myelopathy
20. neural foraminal stenosis: narrowing of the openings where nerves pass through
21. shock absorbers that are situated between each vertebrae: intervertebral discs
22. three components of the intervertebral discs: inner nucleus pulposus
outer annulus fibrosus
cartilaginous end plate
23. there is no intervertebral disc between which vertebra: C1 and C2
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1. curvature of cervical and lumbar spine: lordosis
2. curvature of thoracic and sacral spine: kyphosis
3. vertebral bodies are separated by: intervertebral discs
4. vertebral arch projects in which direction from the vertebral body: posterior
5. what forms the canal that houses the spinal cord: vertebral arch
6. the pedicles contain the: intervertebral foramina
7. what makes up the vertebral arch: two pedicles
two lamina
8. vertebral processes are attachment points for: ligaments and muscles
9. what are the vertebral processes: one spinous process
two transverse processes
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,four articular processes with articular facets
10. spondylosis: degeneration of the spine (age related changes)
11. spondylolysis: fracture of the pars interarticularis
12. spondylolisthesis: fracture of the pars interarticularis with separation occurring at the fracture site in the
sagittal plane
13. osteophytes: bony growths near joints
14. opening between two adjacent vertebra that allows spinal nerve to exit: inter-
vertebral foramen (aka neural foramen)
15. what makes up the vertebral canal: the vertebral foramen of each vertebra (surrounded by the
vertebral arch)
16. stenosis: •Abnormal narrowing, in this case of a foramen
17. stenosis of the vertebral foramen puts pressure on the: spinal cord and nerve roots
18. spinal stenosis: narrowing of the spinal canal that holds the spinal cord
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, 19. spinal stenosis can result in: myelopathy
20. neural foraminal stenosis: narrowing of the openings where nerves pass through
21. shock absorbers that are situated between each vertebrae: intervertebral discs
22. three components of the intervertebral discs: inner nucleus pulposus
outer annulus fibrosus
cartilaginous end plate
23. there is no intervertebral disc between which vertebra: C1 and C2
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