BASIC OSTEOLOGY - vertebral column T2-T8 Flashcards

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what features will allow discrimination between T2-T4 and T5-T8 segmental groups

A

the vertebral body, transverse process, articular process and spinous process

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on cranial view, what is the outline of the vertebral body for the T2-T4 group

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the vertebral body will have bilaterally convex sides

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on cranial view, what is the outline of the vertebral body for the T5-T8 group

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the left side of the vertebral body will be flattened, the right side convex

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iven to the left side appearance of the vertebral body of T5-T8

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the aortic impression

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what is the orientation of the transverse costal facets for T2-T6?

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they face forward and outward

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What is the orientation of the transverse costal facets for T7-T8

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they face forward, outward, and upward

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how do the tranverse diameters of the articular processes compare in the T2-T4 region

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the superior articular process transverse diameter is greater than the inferior articular process transverse diameter for a given segment

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how do the transverse diameters of the articular processes compare in the T5-T8 region

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the superior articular process transverse diameter is the same as or equal to the inferior articular process transverse diameter for a given segment

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what name is given to the region between the superior and inferior articular processes in the typical thoracics

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the pars interarticularis

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which vertebrae will have a spinous process angulation of up to forty degrees

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T2-T4

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which vertebrae will have a spinous process angulation of up to sixty degrees

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T5-T8

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