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The two main parts of a typical vertebra.
What are the body and vertebral arch?
This condition occurs when an intervertebral disk 'slips' and protrudes into the vertebral canal.
What is herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP)?
This many thoracic vertebrae have a transverse costal facet for articulation with the tubercle of a rib.
What is 10?
This type of spinal curvature is normally found in the cervical and lumbar regions.
What is lordotic? (Concave)
Most joints of the vertebral column are synovial and freely movable, but this joint is not.
What is the intervertebral joint (between the vertebral bodies)?
This spinal condition, more commonly seen in males, is best demonstrated with a scoliosis series.
What is Scheuermann disease?
These joints are formed by the articulations between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae.
What are zygapophyseal joints?
A unique feature that C2 (axis) have.
What is the odontoid process (dens)?
The intervertebral foramina of the thoracic vertebrae are most clearly visualized on this radiographic projection.
What is the lateral projection?
This is a condition of an exaggerated thoracic curvature.
What is kyphosis (humpback)?
This projection is best for cervical zygapophyseal joints C2-C7.
What is lateral?
This type of cervical spine fracture involves the dens and may extend into the lateral masses or arches of C1.
What is an odontoid (dens) fracture?
These openings in the cervical vertebrae allow passage of the vertebral arteries and veins.
What are the transverse foramina?
This projection will demonstrate the zygapophyseal joints of C1 and C2.
What is AP open mouth?
These thoracic vertebrae are considered typical t-spine verebrae.
What is T5-T8?
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
An LPO cervical spine projection best demonstrates these structures.
What are the right intervertebral foramina?
A comminuted fracture involving both the anterior and posterior arches of C1 is known as this.
What is a Jefferson fracture?
The structure that encloses the spinal cord.
What is the vertebral canal?
The angle(s) at which the cervical intervertebral foramina are situated.
What is 45 degrees midsagittal and 15 to 20 degrees inferiorly?
The joints that ribs 1-10 articulate with.
What are costovertebral and costotransverse joints?
Terms for scoliosis curvatures to the right and left.
What is dextroscoliosis and levoscoliosis?
A RPO thoracic spine projection best demonstrates these structures.
What are the right zygapophyseal joints?
These joints are formed by the articulation of C1 with the occipital condyles of the skull.
What are the atlanto-occipital joints?
What are transverse foramina and bifid spinous process tips?
This vertebra is known as the atlas.
What is C1?
In a modified swimmer's technique for patients with immobile shoulders, the central ray is angled in this direction and amount.
What is 3°–5° caudad?
The number of normal spinal curves in the human body.
What is four?
This term describes the tapered, cone-shaped end of the spinal cord.
What is the conus medullaris?
The gonion corresponds to this vertebral level.
What is C3?