How many costovertebral facets are there?
24
what are the parts of the sternum?
manubrium, body, xiphoid process
How many sacral segments does a newborn have?
5
the cervical zpops of C1 and C2 are visualized with what projection?
AP open mouth projection
what is the tube like opening in the stacked vertebra that houses and protects the spinal cord?
the vetebral canal
What are the parts of the rib
Neck, head, tubercle, sternal end, vetebral end, and rib angle
what is the palpable landmarks of the sternum?
jugular notch, sternal angle, xiphoid process, and inferior rib angle
Each vertebra has how many articular processes?
4
articulations between C1 and occipital condyles of the skull are termed what?
atlantooccipital joints
The intervetebral joints are what kind of joints?
amphiarthrodial
what connects the ribs to the sternum?
costocartilage
what is the total length of the adult sternum?
7 inches
Each disk consists of an outer fibrous portion which is called what ?
Annulus fibrosus
the cervical intervetebral formanina are situated at what angle?
45 degree angle
What is the second part of the vertebra that consists of a ring or an arch of bone that extends posteriorly from the vetebral body?
vetebral arch
which aspect of the rib articulates with the transverse process of the t spine?
tubercle
what is the average size for the adult manubrium?
2 inches(5cm)
what type of movement is the costotransverse joint?
plane(gliding)
Each of the left and right C1 superior articular processes presents a large depressed surface called what?
superior facet
in the Tspine the Zpop joint forms at what angle from AP?
70-75 degrees
how much higher is the posterior ribs than the anterior ribs?
3-5 inches
what type of joint is the first sternocostal joint?
cartilaginous
how can you tell if an oblique cspine is over rotated?
Intervertebral formainas are starting to close and zygopophoseal joints are starting to show.
articular pillars of C1 are also termed what?
lateral masses
what bony anatomy serves as a roof for the IVF?
pedicle