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What is the name given to the joint formed between articular facets of a vertebral couple?

A

the zygapophysis

1
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What will cause the transverse process/ transverse apophysis to alter its initial direction in the thoracic region

A

the growth of the lungs remodel the shape of the ribs which in turn push the transverse processes backward

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What is the name given to the bone surface at the front of the zygapophysis?

A

the superior articular facet

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What is the name given to the bone surface at the back of a zygapophysis?

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the inferior articular facet

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What names are given to the part of the vertebra which supports the front of the zygapophysis?

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the superior articular apophysis, the superior articular process, or the pre-zygapophysis

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What names are given to the part of the vertebra which supports the back of the zygapophysis?

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the inferior articular apophysis, the inferior articular process, or the post-zygapophysis

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What will for the posterior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

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the inferior articular process/post-zygapophysis, the superior articular process/pre-zygapophysis, the capsular ligament, and the ligamentum flavum

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What will form the superior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

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the superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral incisure

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What will form the inferior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen/

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the superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral incisure

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What will form the anterior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

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the vertebral body of the segment above, the vertebral body of the segment below, the intervertebral disc, and the posterior longitudinal ligament

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What is the method of calculating the angle of the spinous process/spinous apophysis?

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calculate the angle formed between the undersurface of the spinous process/spinous apophysis and the horizontal plane

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What is the name given to the normal overlap of spinous processes or spinous apophyses as seen on X-ray?

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imbircation

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What is the orientation of the spinous process/spinous apophysis at each region of the spine?

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cervical- slight angle inferiorly
thoracic- noticeable angle inferiorly
lumbar- no inferior angle

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What is the typical shape/outline of the vertebral foramen at each region of the spinal column/vertebral column?

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cervical- triangular; thoracic- oval; lumbar- triangular; sacrum- triangular