anatomy exam 1 - spinal stuff

Anterior (ventral)

toward the front

Posterior (dorsal)

toward the back

Superior (cranial)

toward the head (top)

Inferior (caudal)

toward the feet (down)

Superficial

close to surface

Deep

below the surface

Lateral

away from the midline

Medial

toward the midline

Midsagittal

divides body into left and right

Parasagittal

divides body into unequal right and left sides

Frontal (coronal)

divides body into front(anterior) and back(posterior)

Transverse (horizontal)

divides body into upper(superior) and lower(inferior)

1

axial skeleton

2

appendicular skeleton

1

skull

2

sternum

3

ribs

4

vertebral column

1

vertebral body

2

vertebral arch

3

pedicle

4

lamina

5

vertebral foramen

6

spinous process

7

transverse process

8

superior articular process

9

superior articular facet

10

inferior articular process

11

inferior articular facet

1

inferior vertebral notch

2

superior vertebral notch

3

vertebral canal

4

intervertebral foramen

5

intervertebral disc

1

cervical vertebrae

2

transverse foramen

3

thoracic vertebrae

4

superior costal facet

5

inferior costal facet

6

superior articular facet

7

transverse costal facet

8

lumbar vertebrae

9

superior notch

10

inferior notch

1

atlas

2

vertebral foramen

3

axis

4

dens

5

vertebral foramen

1

vertebral foramen

2

lamina

3

pedicle

4

transverse process

5

spinous process

6

vertebral arch

7

superior articular facet

8

transverse foramen

1

cervical (7)

2

thoracic (12)

3

lumbar (5)

4

sacral (5 fused)

5

coccygeal (3-5)

6

atlas

7

axis

what spinal curvature is associated with cervical

lordosis

what spinal curvature is associated with thoracic

kyphosis

what spinal curvature is associated with lumbar

lordosis

what spinal curvature is associated with sacral

kyphosis

what spinal curvature is associated with coccygeal

kyphosis

1

scoliosis

2

kyphosis

3

lordosis

1

anterior longitudinal

2

posterior longitudinal

3

ligamentum flavum

4

intertransverse

5

interspinous

6

supraspinous

7

nuchal

1

erector spinae (ILS)

1

semispinalis

2

splenius

3

spinalis

4

iliocostalis

5

longissimus

6

thoracolumbar fascia

1

semispinalis

2

multifidus

1

nucleus pulposus

2

annulus fibrosis

3

anterior longitudinal ligament

hypaxial

front of body

epaxial

back of body