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Spinal Column AKA…

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Vertebral Column
Central Axis
Back Bone

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Spinal Column consists of ___ parts

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3

Spine
Sacrum
Coccyx

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A Child 8 years or less has ___ segments

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24 spine (same as adult)
5 sacrum (not fused)123rd
4 coccyx (not fused)
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An adult has ___ segments

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24 spinal
1 sacrum
1 coccyx

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First 3 Sacrum Segments Fuse when?

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Between the ages of 9-11 (late childhood)

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Lower 3 sacrum segments fuse together when?

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18-20 (early adulthood)

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Coccyx Fuses when?

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One segment ossified every 5 years and becomes one bone between 25-30yo

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Cervical spine consists of ____ individual segments

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It is the upper segment of the spine

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Thoracic spine has ____ individual segments

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It is the middle section of the spine

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The Lumbar Spine consists of _____ individual segments

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5

Lower segment of the back

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Average length of the adult male spine

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28 inches

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Average length of the female adult spine

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25 inches

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The discs are ______% of the height of the vertebral column

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25%

Discs - cushion between the discs

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Spinal Column segments are divided into two types. They are…

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True segments &

False segments

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True Segments are defined as…

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Segments that are freely movable in an adult

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False Segments are describes as…

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Segments that are not freely moveable in an adult spine

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Segments that are true are…

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The 24 segments of the spine (thoracic, cervical, and lumbar)

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Segments that are false are…

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The sacrum and the coccyx

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Typical characteristics of cervical vertebra

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  • 2 heads on the spinous process
  • holes in the transverse process (TVP)
  • shapes like an oval or rectangle
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The spine has the following ranges of motion…

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Flexion, extension, rotation, and lateral flexion

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Characteristics of a typical thoracic vertebra

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  • costal facet (indentations)on transverse process (TVP)
  • demifacets(indentations where the ribs connect)
  • heart shaped
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Characteristics of the lumbar vertebra

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  • 4 facet joints

- kidney shaped

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A typical spinal vertebra is divided into 2 basic parts. They are…

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  1. Anterior (the vertebral body)

2. Posterior (vertebral arch, posterior arch, dorsal arch, neural arch, and spinal arch)

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The arch of a vertebra is made up of…

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2 Pedicles (vertical)
2 Laminae (horizontal)
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The purpose of the arch is to...
Support the 7 processes | 1 spinous, 2 transverse, 4 articulation process
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The anterior vertebral arch is comprised of...
Vertebral body
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The posterior vertebral arch is comprised of...
Pedicles, Latina, and processes
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Vertebral foremen, when stacked together form the...
Vertebral canal
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What is the purpose of the vertebral foramen?
It allows the spinal cord to run through the spine
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What is the largest part of the vertebra?
The vertebral body
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What is the purpose of the vertebral body?
It supports the weight placed on the vertebra
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What shape is the typical vertebra?
Square or round
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The transverse diameter of the vertebral ___________ in size from C2 to L3
Increase (like a pyramid)
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When does the epiphyseal plate fuse to the vertebral body?
Between the ages of 16-20
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Why should you not perform ultrasounds on children?
Ultrasound causes early fusing, stopping bone growth
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What is the end plate?
Hyaline cartilage on top of the epiphyseal plate that acts as a glue to the disc and the vertebra
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What are Pedicles?
The anterior part of the vertebral arch that attach the body to the rest of the vertebra
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When do Pedicles fuse to the posterior lateral aspect of the vertebral bodies?
3-6 years of age
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An arch caused by the Pedicle attaching to the vertebral body
Pedicle Notch
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When notches line up to create a space through which the spinal nerve roots leave the spinal cord
Intervertebral Foramen
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The superior Pedicle notch of the vertebra below becomes the ________ of the IVF
Floor
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The inferior Pedicle notch of the vertebra above forms the _______ of the IVF
Roof
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Congenital shortening of one or both of the pedicles
Pedicogenic Stenosis
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Pedicogenic Stenosis causes the spinal canal to be _________
Narrowed (smaller hole)
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2 parts of the vertebra that connect to the posterior aspect of the pedicles
Laminae
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The Laminae form the ________________ of the vertebral arch
Posterior portion
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The Laminae is angled....
Posterior and medial
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The Laminae are _______ & _______ to the neural foramen
Posterior and lateral
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The Laminae fuse together in the back during the first _____ years of life
5
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When the Laminae do not fuse, this is called what?
Spina bifida
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Spina bifida is the most common form of ____________ _____________ defect
Neural tube
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Most posterior part of the vertebra
Spinous process
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The deviation of the SP (which can occur due to trauma during development) makes it the ________ reliable area of palpation when trying to ascertain subluxation.
LEAST
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The tip of the SP fuses with the rest of the SP around age _____.
16
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Laminae close during the first _____ of life.
1 year
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These project laterally from the Laminae-pedicles junction. They serve as attachments for muscles and ligaments. They vary in size & shape.
Transverse Process (TVP)
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What are the 2 parts the TVP is composed of?
TRUE part : diapophysis | COSTAL element : pleurapophysis
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The tips of the TVP fuse to the rest of the TVP at what age?
16
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What is zygapophysis?
The 4 articulate processes
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What are the 4 articulate processes?
2 superior processes located on the superior aspect of the vertebra 2 inferior articular processes located on the inferior aspect of the vertebra
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In what plane are the cervical facets oriented in?
Coronal
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In what plane are the thoracic facets located in?
Coronal
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In what plane are the lumbar facets oriented in?
Sagital
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When 2 adjacent articular processes come together, they form a joint called _____
The articular joint
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The articular surface of the articular process (the face) is called the ___________
Facet
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The articular joint is surrounded by the ___________ ___________
Articular capsule
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The articular capsule is composed of 3 main parts. What are they?
Inner part Central layer Outer part

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