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Spinal Exam 1: Unit I,II Flashcards

I. Osteology II. The Skeleton

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What are the four basic tissues of the human body?

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epithelial, muscle, neural & connective tissue

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What is osteology?

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the study of bone

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What are the three primary cell types of bone?

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osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts

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What is the function of each type of bone cell?

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osteoblasts - form bone
osteocytes - maintain or nurture bone
osteoclasts - remodel bone

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What are the bone cells embedded in?

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an amorphous matrix consisting of ground substance, protein fibers and various minerals

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What is the primary constituent of the ground substance?

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glycosaminoglycans

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What types of glycosaminoglycans predominate in bone?

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chondroitin sulfates, keratin sulfates, and hyaluronic acid

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What is the principal type of protein fiber in bone?

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collagen type 1

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What are the primary constituents of the bone mineral?

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calcium, phosphate, citrate, and carbonate ions

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What is the most frequently described deposit in bone?

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hydroxyapatite

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Bone is also the repository for what additional ions?

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sodium, magnesium, fluoride, lead, strontium, and radium

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What is Wolff’s Law as it pertains to bone?

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living tissue will respond to stressors such as anxiety, tension or pressure; bone is formed or absorbed in response to these same stressors

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What three responses of “living” bone were stressed in class?

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  1. is has the ability to heal
  2. to remodel under stressors such as anxiety, tension, or pressure
  3. and to age
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Bone is the embryological derivative of which specific connective tissues?

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mesenchyme and/or cartilage

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What is the name given to the pattern of ossification in mesenchyme?

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intramembranous ossification

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What is the timing for the appearance of intramembranous ossification?

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from the second to third month in utero

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What part of the axial skeleton is primarily formed by intramembranous ossification?

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the skull

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What is the name given to the pattern of ossification in cartilage?

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endochondral ossification

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What is the timing for the appearance of ossification in cartilage?

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from the second to fifth month in utero

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Which skull bones are ossified by both endochondral and intramembranous ossification?

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the mandible, sphenoid, temporal, and occipital bones

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Which bone of the appendicular skeleton is formed by both endochondral and intramembranous ossification?

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the clavicle

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What are the names given to the centers of ossification based on time of appearance?

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primary centers of ossification appear before birth

secondary centers of ossification appear after birth

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Mature bone is described as being composed of what areas based on bone density?

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cortical or compact bone
and
spongy, cancellous, or trabecular bone

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What is the name given to the bone below an articulating surface?

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subchondral bone

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What is the name of the outer fibro-cellular covering of bone?

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the periosteum

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What is the name given to the fibro-cellular lining of bone?

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the endosteum

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What are the primary sources of variation observed in bone?

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sexual dimorphism (gender variation)
ontogentic variation (growth or age variation)
geographic or population-based variation (ethnic variation)
idiosyncratic variation (individual variation)
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Differences in the number or morphology of vertebrae within the population based on male and female variation is identified at which type of variation?

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sexual dimorphism or gender variation

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Differences in the number or morphology of vertebrae within the population based on age or developmental variation is identified as which type of variation?

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ontogenetic variation

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Differences in the number or morphology of vertebrae within the population based on ethnicity or locational variation is identified as which type of variation?

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geographic variation or population based variation

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Differences in the number or morphology of vertebrae within the population based on the uniqueness between individuals is identified as which type of variation?

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idiosyncratic variation

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What are the six more commonly used classifications of normal bone?

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long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, paranasal sinus or pneumatic bones, and sesamoid bones

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Which classifications of bone are characteristics of the appendicular skeleton?

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long bones, short bones, and sesamoid bones

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What is the characteristic feature of a long bone?

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is it longer than it is across (length greater than breadth

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What are the names given to the parts of a long bone?

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the diaphysis (shaft) and typically two epiphyses (extremities)

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What is the primary characteristic of short bones?

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they are essentially cuboidal

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What are examples of short bones?

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most of the bones of the carpus and tarsus

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What is the characteristic of sesamoid bone?

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the bone develops within a tendon

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What are the consistent examples of sesamoid bones?

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patella and pisiform

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Which classifications of bone are characteristic of the axial skeleton?

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flat bones, irregular bones, and paranasal sinus or pneumatic bones

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What are flat bones?

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a thin layer of spongy bone is sandwiched between two layers of compact bone

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What are examples of flat bones?

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the parietal bone and sternum

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What is characteristic of irregular bone?

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numerous projections or irregular outlines

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What are examples of irregular bone?

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the vertebrae and innominate bones

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What is characteristic of pneumatic bone?

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air spaces within the bone

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What are examples of pneumatic bone?

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frontal, ethmoid, maxilla, sphenoid, and temporal

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What bones contain paranasal sinuses?

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frontal, ethmoid, maxilla, and sphenoid

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What are the classifications given to abnormal bone stressed in Spinal Anatomy?

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accessory and heterotopic bone

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What is the name given to bone formed from existing bone?

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accessory bone

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What are examples of accessory bone?

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para-articular processes and bony spurs of vertebrae

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What is the name given to bone formed in a non-bone location?

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heterotopic bone

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What are examples of heterotopic bone?

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calcific deposits in the pineal gland, heart, and ligaments

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What are the four basic surface features categories?

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elevations, depressions, tunnels or passageways, and facets

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When do the surface features of bone become prominent?

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during and after puberty

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What are the types of osseous elevations?

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linear, rounded, and sharp

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What are the types of osseous linear elevation?

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the line, ridge, and crest

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What are the types of rounded osseous elevations?

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tubercle, protuberance, trochanter, tuber or tuberosity, and malleolus

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What are the categories of sharp osseous elevations?

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spine and process

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What are the categories of osseous depressions?

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linear and rounded depressions

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What are the categories of rounded osseous linear depressions?

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notch or incisure, groove, and sulcus

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What are the categories of rounded osseous depressions?

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the fovea and fossa

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What are the names given to openings on the surface of bone?

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ostium or orifice and hiatus

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What is the definition of an osseous ostium?

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a round or oval opening on the surface of bone

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What is the definition of an osseous hiatus?

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an irregular opening on the surface of bone

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What are the names given to osseous ostia which completely penetrate bone?

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foramen or canal

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What is the name given to an ostium which does not completely penetrate through a region of bone but appears as a blind-ended passageway?

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meatus

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What are the categories of osseous facets?

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flat facets and rounded facets

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What are the categories of rounded osseous facets?

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articular heads and articular condyles

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How many bones form the typical adult skeleton?

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206 bones

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What are the subdivisions of the skeleton?

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the axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton

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How many bones form the typical adult appendicular skeleton?

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126 bones

72
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How many bones form the typical adult axial skeleton?

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80 bones

73
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What bones form the axial skeleton?

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the skull, hyoid, vertebral column, sternum, and ribs

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What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult skull?

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28 bones

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What is the name given to the adult skull minus the mandible?

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the cranium

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What are the names given to the top of the adult skull?

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the calvaria or calva

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What are the categories of bone forming the typical adult skull?

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the neurocranium, the facial skeleton (splanchocranium or visceral cranium) and the auditory ossicles

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What is the neurocranium?

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the bones that support or protect the brain

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How many bones form the typical adult neurocranium?

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8 bones

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What bones form the neurocranium of the typical adult skull?

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the frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid and ethmoid

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How many bones form the facial skeleton (splanchocranium or visceral skeleton)?

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14 bones

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What is the facial skeleton (splanchocranium or visceral cranium)?

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the bones that support the face or front of the head

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What bones form the facial skeleton?

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mandible, vomer, nasal, maxilla, lacrimal, inferior nasal concha, palatine, and zygomatic

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By strict definition, what is the splanchocranium?

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the bones that support the face minus the mandible

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What bones form the splanchocranium?

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vomer, nasal, maxilla, lacrimal, inferior nasal concha, palatine and zygomatic

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How many bones comprise the typical adult auditory ossicles?

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6 bones

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What bones comprise the typical adult auditory ossicles?

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stapes, incus, and malleus

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How many bones are present in the adult hyoid?

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1 bone

89
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What is the number of bones comprising each region of the typical adult spinal column or vertebral column?

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7 cervical, 12 thoracic, and 5 lumber vertebrae,, 1 sacrum and 1 coccyx

90
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What is the name given to the presacral region of the typical adult vertebral column or spinal column?

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the spine

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What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult spine?

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24 bones

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What is the definition of “spine” as it pertains to the vertebral column?

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the pre-sacral region of the vertebral column or spinal column

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How many bones are present in the typical adult sternum?

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1 bone

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What regions are present along the typical adult sternum?

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the manubrium sterni, the corpus sterni and the xiphoid process

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How many ribs are present in the typical adult skeleton?

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12 pair or 24 ribs

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