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Emily Zhou- Surface markings,features of ind vertebrae+ribs
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12/05/2011
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Spinous Process
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sharp, slender projection that serves as a point of attachment for large back muscles
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Facet for head of rib
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On thoracic cavity- place where the rib articulates to individual vertebrae
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Transverse Process
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Thick, elongated projection that can serve as an attachment point for muscles (projects where pedicle meets lamina)
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Vertebral Foramen
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Large hole in about center of each individual vertebrae where spinal cord passes through
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Transverse Foramen

 

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Cervical Vertebrae- Holes that pierce the transverse processes. Gives passage to the vertebral veins and arteries, and sympathetic nerves
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Pedicle
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two short, thick processes, which project dorsally, one on either side, from the superior part of the vertebral body at the junction of its posterior and lateral surfaces. They connect the body of the spinal vertebra to the arch.
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