General Characteristics Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is the number of vertebrae in a typical adolescent?
33 segments
What is the number of vertebrae in a typical adult?
26 segments
What is the number of vertebrae in the typical spine?
24 segments
What constitutes the spine?
the 24 presacral segments; the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae
How many segments unite to form the typical sacrum?
5 segments
How many segments nite to form the typical coccyx?
4 segments
Which mammals do not have 7 cervical vertebrae?
2 toed sloth, manatee, ant bear, 3 toed sloth
Which mammals have more than seven cervical vertebrae?
Ant bear, 3 toed sloth
Which mammals have less than 7 cervical vertebrae?
2 toed sloth, manatee”
What is the term “Cervical” refer to?
the region of the neck
What does the term “Thoracic” refer to?
Breast plate or chest, it referred to the armor bearing region of the torso
What other term is often used to identify the vertebral segments of the chest?
The dorsal segments; the dorsals
What is the typical number of segments in the dorsal or thoracic region?
12 segments
What does the term “Lumbar” refer to?
Loin, the region between the rib and hip
What is the typical number of segments in the lumbar region?
5 segments
What does the term “Sacrum” refer to?
The holy bone or holy region
What does the term “coccyx” refer to?
Cuckoo birds’ bill or cuckoo birds’ beak
