KP221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Cotentin Peninsula, Vertebra
16 Feb 2017
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7 c, 12 t, 5 l, 5 s, 1 c. 33 vertabrae range b/c of fusion or other reasons. Spine starts c shaped then develops cervical and lumbar lordodic curves. Typical vertabra has: body, pedicles 2, spinous an transverse processes, sup and inf articulating surfaces, sup and inf vertebral notch, zygapophyses junc. Cervical vert: transverse foramine, c1 atlas, c2 axis keeps the dens in place. 4 as upper group, 5-8 as middle, 9-12 as last ones. Vert foramen is smaller and rounder b/c brach plexus comes from cervical region. Z line is straighter more upright. Spinous process is long and points downward. Transverse processes are about 45 deg for rib attachment. Sup and inf articular facets almost in frontal plane. Spin processes are long, slender, go downward and overlap w/ each other clear giveaway. T12 is transitional vert, some feats of thoracic some of lumbar. Spin processes are thick and protrude posteriorly.
