Lumbar Spine 1
The number of lumbar vertebrae in the spine and how they are numbered.
What is 5 and L1 (most superior) to L5 (most inferior)?
The available motions at the pelvis.
What are anterior rotation, posterior rotation, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, and external rotation?
The motion occurring and plane moving in during an arabesque.
What is extension in the sagittal plane?
The type of curve the lumbar spine forms.
What is a lordotic secondary curve?
The three bones that form the innominate bone.
What are the ileum, ischium, and pubis?
The motion occurring and plane moving in during a port de bra front.
What is flexion in the sagittal plane?
The structure in the lumbar spine that the Plumb line passes through.
What is the body of L3?
The name of the lateral surface of the innominate bone that has a deep cup shaped fossa.
(Hint: A part that forms the hip joint.)
What is the acetabulum?
Some functions of the intervertebral discs in the lumbar spine.
What are hold the vertebral bodies together, provide stability, absorb shock, and permit small movement.
The four movements of the lumbar spine and the planes of motion they occur in.
What are flexion in the sagittal plane, extension in the sagittal plane, lateral flexion in the coronal plane, and rotation in the transverse plane?
Another name for the ischial tuberosity.
What are sit bones?
Postural deviations in the lumbar spine.
What are lumbar hyperlordosis and sway back?
The two components of a lumbar disc.
What are annulus fibrosis and nucleus pulposus?
How to find neutral pelvis when standing.
What is both the ASIS and pubic symphysis are vertically aligned when viewed from the side, or both ASIS are level in the frontal plane, or both ASIS are in line vs one rotated forward when viewed from above?
The joint between the sacrum and the ilium.
What is the sacroiliac joint?