10 Questions
What are the functions of the normal curves of the vertebral column?
Absorption of shock, maintenance of balance, protection from fracture, increasing strength of the column
When does the cervical curve develop in a child?
Approximately the third post-natal month, when the child begins to hold head erect
What type of curve is the lumbar curve and when does it develop?
Anteriorly convex; develops when the child sits up, stands, and walks
What are the secondary curves of the vertebral column?
Cervical and lumbar curves
What are the primary curves of the vertebral column?
Thoracic and sacral curves
What is the basic structure of a typical vertebra?
Body, vertebral arch, seven processes
What is the function of the body (Centrum) of a vertebra?
Attachment with intervertebral discs
What surrounds the spinal cord in a vertebra?
Vertebral (neural) arch
What forms the vertebral (neural) arch?
Two short, thick processes called pedicles
What is the significance of the thoracic and sacral curves being anteriorly concave?
They retain the anterior concavity of the fetal curve
Explore the key features of vertebral anatomy, including the laminae, vertebral foramina, vertebral canal, pedicles, and intervertebral foramina. Learn about the structure and functions of the different parts of the vertebrae.
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