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Spinal Anatomy Exam 1 Life university
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What are the primary functions of the Spine?
Ans: Support, protection, movement and red blood cell
production.
How many moveable vertebrae are there?
Ans: 24
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
Ans: 7
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
Ans: 12
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
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Ans: 5
How many sacral segments are there?
Ans: 5
How many fused coccyx segments are there?
Ans: 4
Which two regions are primary curvatures?
Ans: Thoracic and Sacral
Which two regions are secondary curvatures?
Ans: Cervical and Lumbar
What type of curve is a kyphotic curve?
Ans: Primary anteriorly concave curve
What type of curve is a lordotic curve?
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Ans: secondary compensatory curve that concaves
posteriorly.
The spinal cord beings at the __ and ends at the ___?
Ans: Foramen magnum ; Conus medullaris
what is the primary function of a spinous process?
Ans: Functions as levers for muscles
Transverse process function as?
Ans: sites of muscle attachments and levers for spinal
movement
T/F: Each TP has a costal element which develops
differently in each spinal region?
Ans: True
Zygaphophyseal joints are also known as __ joints and are
formed by superior and inferior __ __?
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Spinal Anatomy Exam 1 Life university
Questions with Correct Answers for
Specific Exam Mail
What are the primary functions of the Spine?
Ans: Support, protection, movement and red blood cell
production.
How many moveable vertebrae are there?
Ans: 24
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
Ans: 7
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
Ans: 12
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: 5
How many sacral segments are there?
Ans: 5
How many fused coccyx segments are there?
Ans: 4
Which two regions are primary curvatures?
Ans: Thoracic and Sacral
Which two regions are secondary curvatures?
Ans: Cervical and Lumbar
What type of curve is a kyphotic curve?
Ans: Primary anteriorly concave curve
What type of curve is a lordotic curve?
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: secondary compensatory curve that concaves
posteriorly.
The spinal cord beings at the __ and ends at the ___?
Ans: Foramen magnum ; Conus medullaris
what is the primary function of a spinous process?
Ans: Functions as levers for muscles
Transverse process function as?
Ans: sites of muscle attachments and levers for spinal
movement
T/F: Each TP has a costal element which develops
differently in each spinal region?
Ans: True
Zygaphophyseal joints are also known as __ joints and are
formed by superior and inferior __ __?
Pretest - Stuvia US
