BASIC OSTEOLOGY - vertebral column T11/T12 Flashcards
what is the outline of the vertebral body of T11 on superior view?
kidney shaped or reniform
what part of the transverse process is absent present on T11
the transverse costal facet
what is generic appearance of the spinous process of T11
longer and more horizontal along the undersurface than T10
T12 represents the transverse process
the lateral tubercle
which tubercle on T12 represents the mammillary process of the lumbars
the superior tubercle
which tubercle on T12 represents the accessory process of the lumbars
the inferior tubercle
what is the location of the inferior tubercle
it projects from the pars interarticularis of T12 in a plane that is inferior to the superior tubercle and medial to the lateral tubercle
what is the curvature of the superior articular facets of a T12
they are said to be slightly concave
what is the curvature of the inferior articular facets of T12
they are significantly convex
