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Skeletal System
Vertebral Column, Thorax and Shoulder
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
07/24/2015

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Term
U-shaped bone located just above the larynx
Only bone in the body that articulates with no other bone
Definition
Hyoid bone
Term
Consists of 24 vertebrae plus the sacrum and coccyx
Definition
Vertebral column
Term
7 vertebrae
Definition
Cervical
Term
12 vertebrae
Definition
Thoracic
Term
5 vertebrae
Definition
Lumbar
Term
Results from the fusion of five separate vertebrae
Definition
Sacrum
Term
Results from the fusion of four/five separate vertebrae
Definition
Coccyx
Term
Main part; flat, round mass located anteriorly
Definition
Body of vertebrae
Term
Short projections extending posteriorly from the body
Definition
Pedicles of vertebrae
Term
Posterior part of the vertebrae to which pedicles join
Definition
Lamina of vertebrae
Term
Sharp process projecting inferiorly from laminae
Definition
Spinous process of vertebrae
Term
Right and left lateral projections
Definition
Transverse process of vertebrae
Term
Project upward from laminae
Definition
Superior articulating process of vertebrae
Term
Project downward from laminae
Definition
Inferior articulating process of vertebrae
Term
Hole in the center of the vertebra
Definition
Spinal foramen
Term
Opening between the vertebrae and the spinal nerves emerge
Definition
Intervertebral foramina
Term
Found only in cervical vertebrae
Definition
Transverse foramen
Term
Upper handle part of sternum
Definition
Manubrium
Term
Middle blade part of sternum
Definition
Body of sternum
Term
Blunt cartilaginous lower tip
Definition
Xiphoid process of sternum
Term
Pairs of ribs, with the vertebral column and sternum
Definition
12
Term
Known as Kypnotic curve
Definition
T-spine
Term
____________ are lordotic curves
Definition
C-spine/L-spine
Term
Abnormal accentuation of the lumbar curve caused by poor posture or disease
Definition
Lordosis (sway back)
Term
An abnormally increased roundness in the thoracic curvature
Definition
Kyphosis (hunch back)
Term
Abnormal side to side curvature of the spine; common condition that appears before adolescence
Definition
Scoliosis
Term
Composed of the scapula and clavicle
Definition
Shoulder girdle
Term
Scapula consists of two surfaces
Definition
Costal and Posterior
Term
Scapula consists of three borders
Definition
Superior/medial/lateral
Term
Sharp ridge running diagonally across the posterior surface of the shoulder
Definition
Scapular spine
Term
Slightly flaring projection at the lateral end of the scapular spine
Definition
Acromion
Term
Projection on the anterior surface from the scapula
Definition
Coracoid process
Term
Shallow, oval depression; articulates with the head of the humerous
Definition
Glenoid cavity
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