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Singular for vertebrae is ___________. - CORRECT ANSWERS Vertebra 290
The flexible supporting column for the trunk and head that transmits the weight of the trunk and upper
body to the lower limbs is the __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS Vertebral column 290
Another name for the vertebral column is _______ or _______ - CORRECT ANSWERS Spine or
spinal column 290
Where is the spinal column located? - CORRECT ANSWERS In the mid-sagittal plane forming the
dorsal aspect of the bony trunk 290
The central opening in the stacked vertebra form the ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS The
vertical spinal canal 290
Where does the spinal canal begin and end? - CORRECT ANSWERS It begins at the base of the
skull and extends to the sacrum. 290
What fills the spinal canal? - CORRECT ANSWERS Cerebrospinal fluid and the spinal cord 290
Where does the spinal cord begin and end? - CORRECT ANSWERS It begins at the Medulla
oblongata and ends at the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra. 290
The spinal cord tapers to an end called the _______. - CORRECT ANSWERS Cornus medullaris
290
What are the fibrocartilaginous disks that separate and are tightly bound to the vertebrae for spinal
stability? - CORRECT ANSWERS Intervertebral disks 290
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How many sections to the vertebral column .... name them? - CORRECT ANSWERS 5....Cervical
spine, Thoracic spine, Lumber spine, Sacrum and Coccyx. 290
How many vertebrae in the Cervical spine? Thoracic Spine? Lumber spine? - CORRECT ANSWERS
7.....12 ....5 290
What is the difference between the adults and childs sacrum and coccyx? - CORRECT ANSWERS
The childs sacrum has 5 sacral segments and 3-5 (4 on average) coccygeal segaments while in the adult,
the segments fuse into 1 sacrum and 1 coccyx. 290
What does each thoracic vertebra have that other vertebra do not? - CORRECT ANSWERS A
connection to a rib 290
Which vertebrae are the largest? Why? - CORRECT ANSWERS Lumbar...Because they the load
from the body weight increases at the more inferior part of the spine. 290
Why are the intervertebral disks between the lumbar vertebrae more subject to injury? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Because of the increased weight load. 290
How many individual bones in the child's veterbral column? In and adult? - CORRECT ANSWERS
33 in a child and 26 in an adult 290
From top to bottom, name the vertebral curvatures and if they are concave or convex. (From a posterior
view) - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical curvature (concave), Thoracic curvature (convex), Lumbar
curvature (concave), Sacral curvature (convex) 291
What direction does a concave curvature curve? Convex? - CORRECT ANSWERS Inward . . . .
Outward 291
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A lordotic curve is ___concave or convex? - CORRECT ANSWERS Concave 291
True or False Curves can be described either from a posterior or anterior prospective. - CORRECT
ANSWERS True 291
What are the primary curvatures. - CORRECT ANSWERS Thoracic and Sacral 291
When do the primary curvatures develop? - CORRECT ANSWERS The primary curvatures
develop soon after birth. 291
What are the compensatory curvatures? - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical and Lumbar 291
When do the compensatory curvatures develop? - CORRECT ANSWERS The cervical curve
develops when an infant begins to hold its head up and sit up. The lumbar curvature develops when a
toddler starts to walk. 291
What is Lordosis? What is another name for this? - CORRECT ANSWERS An exaggerated lumbar
curvature. Also called swayback 291
What is Kyphosis? What is another name for this? - CORRECT ANSWERS An exaggerated
thoracic curvature. Also called humpback 291
An exaggerated lateral curvature of the spine is called? - CORRECT ANSWERS Scoliosis....viewed
from the posterior or anterior aspect. 291
When is scoliosis more serious? - CORRECT ANSWERS If the lateral curvatures form an S
because it can cause severe deformity of the entire thorax and if it is low it can cause tilting of the pelvis.
291
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Singular for vertebrae is ___________. - CORRECT ANSWERS Vertebra 290
The flexible supporting column for the trunk and head that transmits the weight of the trunk and upper
body to the lower limbs is the __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS Vertebral column 290
Another name for the vertebral column is _______ or _______ - CORRECT ANSWERS Spine or
spinal column 290
Where is the spinal column located? - CORRECT ANSWERS In the mid-sagittal plane forming the
dorsal aspect of the bony trunk 290
The central opening in the stacked vertebra form the ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS The
vertical spinal canal 290
Where does the spinal canal begin and end? - CORRECT ANSWERS It begins at the base of the
skull and extends to the sacrum. 290
What fills the spinal canal? - CORRECT ANSWERS Cerebrospinal fluid and the spinal cord 290
Where does the spinal cord begin and end? - CORRECT ANSWERS It begins at the Medulla
oblongata and ends at the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra. 290
The spinal cord tapers to an end called the _______. - CORRECT ANSWERS Cornus medullaris
290
What are the fibrocartilaginous disks that separate and are tightly bound to the vertebrae for spinal
stability? - CORRECT ANSWERS Intervertebral disks 290
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How many sections to the vertebral column .... name them? - CORRECT ANSWERS 5....Cervical
spine, Thoracic spine, Lumber spine, Sacrum and Coccyx. 290
How many vertebrae in the Cervical spine? Thoracic Spine? Lumber spine? - CORRECT ANSWERS
7.....12 ....5 290
What is the difference between the adults and childs sacrum and coccyx? - CORRECT ANSWERS
The childs sacrum has 5 sacral segments and 3-5 (4 on average) coccygeal segaments while in the adult,
the segments fuse into 1 sacrum and 1 coccyx. 290
What does each thoracic vertebra have that other vertebra do not? - CORRECT ANSWERS A
connection to a rib 290
Which vertebrae are the largest? Why? - CORRECT ANSWERS Lumbar...Because they the load
from the body weight increases at the more inferior part of the spine. 290
Why are the intervertebral disks between the lumbar vertebrae more subject to injury? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Because of the increased weight load. 290
How many individual bones in the child's veterbral column? In and adult? - CORRECT ANSWERS
33 in a child and 26 in an adult 290
From top to bottom, name the vertebral curvatures and if they are concave or convex. (From a posterior
view) - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical curvature (concave), Thoracic curvature (convex), Lumbar
curvature (concave), Sacral curvature (convex) 291
What direction does a concave curvature curve? Convex? - CORRECT ANSWERS Inward . . . .
Outward 291
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A lordotic curve is ___concave or convex? - CORRECT ANSWERS Concave 291
True or False Curves can be described either from a posterior or anterior prospective. - CORRECT
ANSWERS True 291
What are the primary curvatures. - CORRECT ANSWERS Thoracic and Sacral 291
When do the primary curvatures develop? - CORRECT ANSWERS The primary curvatures
develop soon after birth. 291
What are the compensatory curvatures? - CORRECT ANSWERS Cervical and Lumbar 291
When do the compensatory curvatures develop? - CORRECT ANSWERS The cervical curve
develops when an infant begins to hold its head up and sit up. The lumbar curvature develops when a
toddler starts to walk. 291
What is Lordosis? What is another name for this? - CORRECT ANSWERS An exaggerated lumbar
curvature. Also called swayback 291
What is Kyphosis? What is another name for this? - CORRECT ANSWERS An exaggerated
thoracic curvature. Also called humpback 291
An exaggerated lateral curvature of the spine is called? - CORRECT ANSWERS Scoliosis....viewed
from the posterior or anterior aspect. 291
When is scoliosis more serious? - CORRECT ANSWERS If the lateral curvatures form an S
because it can cause severe deformity of the entire thorax and if it is low it can cause tilting of the pelvis.
291
