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| Curvature of vertebral column |
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| Lordotic, Kyphotic and Scoliosis |
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| Second cervical vertebrae |
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| Arch of Axis vertebra pushes the dens posteriorly and compresses brain steam leading to death. |
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| Articular Facets of Vertebra |
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| "Articulates" (Unifies with) prior or post vertebra. |
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| Disorders associated with cervical rib |
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| Ischemic muscle pain, Pain in ulnar side of foramen and hand, Palpable mass over clavicle. |
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| Between tubercle of the rib and transverse process of it's own vertebra |
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| Head of each rib articulates with 2 adjacent vertebrae and disk inbetween them. |
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| Characteristics of Lumbar Vertebrae |
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| 5 Vertebrae, Large body, kidney shape, long transverse process and relatively small vertebral foramen. |
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| L3 - L5 regoin where intercrestal line is (safe region) |
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| Contains intercostal nerve and vessels. |
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| Manubrium (head), body, Xiphoid process (bottom). |
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| Seperates Manubrium and body of sternum. Articulation of 2nd rib occurs here. |
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| Sternal Puncture occurs at |
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| Midline in body of sternum, between 2-3 rib attachments. |
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| Small vertebral joints between articular processes |
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| Between cervical vertebrae. Develop by age and may become pathologic. |
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| Intervertebral disks consist of |
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| Anulus Fibrosus and Nucleus Pulposus |
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| Occurs when Nucleus puposus persists through the Anulus fibrosus of intervertebral disks. |
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| Ligaments of vertebral column |
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| Anterior and Posterior longitudinal ligament, Ligamentum Flavum, Intertranverse and interspinous ligament and supraspinal ligament. |
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| Yellowish in color, facilitates movement in the spine. |
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| Given through sacral hiatus to block pelvic nerves. |
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| Located on or over the dura mater. |
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| Failure of vertebral arches to form or fuse. Leads to meningocele or meningomyelocele |
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| Just meninges bulge out of the vertebral canal. |
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| Meninges plus spinal cord bulges out |
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