Vertebrae

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axial skeleton

vertebral column, skull, ribcage

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Which vertebrae are true?

cervical, thoracic, and lumbar

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Which vertebrae are false?

Sacral and coccyx

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cervical curve term

lordosis

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thoracic curve term

kyphosis

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lumbar curve term

lordosis

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sacral curve term

sacral curve

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3 abnormal curves

scoliosis, hyperlordosis, hyperkyphosis

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scoliosis

lateral curvature of the spine

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Hyperlordosis

exaggerated anterior lumbar curvature

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Hyperkyphosis

exaggerated posterior thoracic curvature

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Process

projection

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foramen

opening or hole

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facet

smooth flat region

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tubercle

rounded projection

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fossa

depression

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tuberosity

bumpy rough area

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Vertebral body

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vertebral arch

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pedicles

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laminae

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superior vertebral notch

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Inferior vertebral notch

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Intervertebral foramina (only visible on articulated vertebrae)

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vertebral foramen

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vertebral canal (only visible on articulated vertebrae)

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spinous process

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transverse processes

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superior articular processes

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superior articular facets

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Inferior articular processes

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Inferior articular facets

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