Vertebrae
The 7 highest vertebrae that are immediately below your skull and the smallest
Cervical Vertebrae
The largest, bottom five vertebrae
Lumbar Vertebrae
The cartilage pads in between vertebrae that absorb shock and protect vertebrae from scratching one another.
Intervertebral Discs.
Curves in the spine that go to the sides are known as
Scoliosis
You notice someone is walking with their shoulder and hip on one side of their body noticeably higher than the other side, why kind of spinal curvature do they likely have.
Scoliosis
The weight-bearing part of of the vertebrae
Vertebral body
The middle twelve, medium sized vertebrae
Thoracic Vertebrae
During activities like running or jumping, the spine’s curvature allows it to act like what object, slightly bending to absorb shock?
A spring.
Curves in the spine that go backward (toward the posterior side of the body) are known as
Kyphosis
Name at least one function of the intervertebral discs when you sprint
Maintain spacing, absorb shock, load distribution
This opening in the Vertebrae allows bloods vessels and the spinal cord to pass through
Transverse Foramina
The vertebral process that sticks out on the posterior (back) side of vertebrae. This is the part of your vertebrae you can feel on your back.
Spinous Process
Total number of free (movable) vertebrae.
24
Spinal curves that are present since birth are known as
Primary curvatures.
Doctors use ________ examinations to diagnose spinal deformities
Physical Examinations
This part of the vertebrae connects the vertebral body to the lamina
Vertebral Pedicles
The measurement that uses lines drawn perpendicular to to affected curved vertebrae to calculate the degree of spinal curvature.
The Cobb angle
The area of the vertebrae where the ribs attach too
Rib Facets
Curves in the spine that go forward (toward the anterior side of your body) are known as
Lordosis
What type of imaging do doctors use to examine spinal deformities?
Radiographs (X-Rays)
How is the Cobb Angle measured?
By measuring the angle created between two lines perpendicular to the highest and lowest vertebrae affected by the curvature.
How can severe kyphosis or scoliosis affect the respiratory and/or the cardiovascular system?
Can cause compression of the chest cavity, restricting the expansion of the lungs and compressing the heart, complicating its ability to pump.
The total number of vertebrae in your spine, including the sacrum and the coccyx
33
Three ways doctors treat (hyper) lordosis, scoliosis, and kyphosis
Braces, Pain Medication, physical exercises, sometimes surgery.
You notice someone has a severe hump in their upper back. What kind of spinal curvature is this?
Hyper kyphosis.