ANTR 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lumbar Vertebrae, Cervical Vertebrae, Spinal Canal
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6. 8 vertebrae and vertebral column: list the 5 regions of the vertebral column, cervical (7, thoracic (12, lumbar (5, sacral (sacrum, coccygeal (4 fused segments. 6. 8. 1. b abnormal spinal curvatures: list and describe the 3 spinal curvature abnormalities (6. 8. 1 spinal curves, kyphosis: excessive anterior curvature ( hunchback , lordosis: excessive posterior curvature ( swayback , scoliosis: excessive lateral curvature (typically accompanied by some rotation) 6. 8. 2 vertebral anatomy: explain where the spinal cord and spinal nerves are located in relation to the vertebral column (6. 8. 2). The spinal cord is located in the vertebral canal which is made up of all the individual vertebral foramen: identify the following on figure 6. 15 general structure of a vertebra: Intervertebral disc: explain how an injury to the intervertebral disc can occur and what happens to the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc when it is injured (herniated)- (figure. Severe or unexpected compression of intervertebral disc. Nucleus pulposus bulges out of the annulus fibrosus.
