Bones and Joints (Vertebral Column)

Support the head and help it pivet

Support the head and help it pivet

What is the purpose of Axis and Atlas?

Atlas

Axis

Thoracic Vertebrae

large spinous processes

What is unique about thoracic vertebrae

large transverse processes

What is unique about lumbar vertebrae

Weight Baring

Purpose of Lumbar vertebrae?

Lumbar Vertebrae

Sacrum

Fused

S1 or Sacroiliac joint

What do the sacral vertebrae form with the pelvis?

CTLSCd (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Caudal)

What are the parts of the vertebral column