EXSS 288 Exam 4 Questions & answers 100% Correct!

What does the bony alignment of the spine do? - ANSWERSSupport for posture and allow for muscle connection, ligament connection, nerves to branch out and innervate body Provides protection for spinal cord The ribs are connected to what - ANSWERStransverse process brachial plexus - ANSWERSnetwork of nerves originating at the spinal cord innervates chest, shoulder, and arms What cervical vertebrae sticks out with flexion - ANSWERSC7 How many thoracic vertebrae are there? - ANSWERS12 How many lumbar vertebrae are there? - ANSWERS5 (L1-L5) what does the lumbar region do - ANSWERSsupports the lower back; thickest and largest region What is the sacrum - ANSWERS-fusion of 5 vertebrae and 2 hip bones (SI joints) -"keystone" of pelvic girdle Coccyx - ANSWERSaka tailbone 4+ fused vertebrae Intervertebral Discs - ANSWERSlie between each vertebrae act as shock absorbers 2 parts of intervertebral discs - ANSWERSnucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus Back leaning forward - ANSWERSflexion back leaning back - ANSWERSextension leaning to one side - ANSWERSlateral flexion