Anatomy
The number of vertabrae that make up the thoracic spine
What is 12 vertebrae.
The degenaration of cartilage and formation of osteophytes.
What is osteoarthritis?
The SID for both an AP and a Lateral thoracic spine
What is 40 SID
The vertabrae that's palpable posteriorly at the base of the neck for the prominent spinous process of C7
What is T1
The structure with which all 12 thoracic vertebrae have facets for anticulation
What is Ribs
This is best demostrated on a lateral T-Spine.
What is Intervertebral Foramina.
An abnormal condition charactherized by increased convexity of the thoracic spine curavture
What is kyphosis
The central ray for a an AP thoracic spine
What is T7
The U shaped disk in the superior margin of the T-spine that you can feel
What is Jugular notch
The joint formed when facets or demifacets articulate with the head of a rib.
What is the costovertebral joint
The semicircular suraface where the head of a rib articulates with the T-Spine.
What is semifacet
An abormal or exagerated lateral curvature of a spine
What is scoliosis
The breathing instructions for a lateral T-spine
What is orthostatic breathing
The distance of the sternal angle from the jugular notch
What is 2 inches inferior
The type of movement found at the costovertebral joints of thoracic spine
What is plane (gliding) movement
Bony projections of T1-T10 that have facets that articulate with tubercles of corresponding ribs.
What are transverse processes
What is clay shoveler's fracture
If there's rotation on a lateral T-spine
What is superimposition of posterior aspects of vertebral bodies and ribs should be superimposed.
The frequently used landmark that is located anteriorly 3 to 4 inches inferior to the jugular notch
What is T7
The anatomical feature present on T1-T10 but absent on T11-T12
What are facets for costrotransverse joints
Narrowing in disk spacing between vertabrae and protrusion
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The two position that show the apophyseal joints farthest away from the IR in an oblique thoracic spine.
What is RPO/LPO
This term refers to the most inferior end of the sternum.
What is the ensiform (xiphoid) process.
The structure that forms the roof of the round intervertebral foramina