BACKBONE

• Spine also called as?

  backbone/ vertebral column
• The spinal cord composed of how many bones?

  33 bones called vertebrae
• Protects spinal cord and provide body with support?

  Vertebrae
• How many Mobile ( can move) vertebrae?

  24
• How many Fused ( can’t move) vertebrae?

  9
• How many cervical vertebrae?

  7
• How many thoracic vertebrae

  12
• How many lumbar vertebrae?

  5
• How many sacral vertebrae?

  5
• How many coccyx?

  4
• the goal of the vertebrae is to protect the?

  spinal cord and support the rest of the body
• It’s in the neck and help support the head?

  Cervical vertebrae
• How heavy is the head?

  10-12 pounds/ 5 killogram
• Cervical vertebrae labeled as?

  C1-C7
• Vertebrae of the mid upper back?

  Thoracic vertebrae
• Help hold the rib cage and protect the heart and lungs?

  Thoracic vertebrae
• Less mobile than the cervical and lumbar vertebrae?


  Thoracic vertebrae
• The thoracic vertebrae are numbered from T1 to T12.
• Vertebrae of the lower back?

  lumbar vertebrae
• Larger in size cuz it support the rest of the body and helps when lifting heavy stuff?

  Lumbar vertebrae
• Lumbar vertebrae is labelrd from?

  L1 to L5
• Connect with the hip bones to form the pelvis?

  Sacrum
• Sacrum is labeled from?

  S1 to S5
• The tailbone

  coccyx
• Coccyx is labeled from?

  C1 to C4
• 2 components of INTERVERTEBRAL?

  Annulus

  nucleus
• A cushion between the vertebrae body so the bones won’t rub on each other?

  Intervertebral disc
• Made up of fibers that crisscross which helps the vertebrae body togethe?

  Annulus
• Gell-filled sac that push the vertebral body away from each other?

  Nucleus
• Common back problem are called

  Herniated disc ( when the nucleus protrudes through the annulus and compresses on spinal nerve which caused back bone
• The first two vertebrae Of the spinal column?

  Atlas( C1) and Axis (C2)
• The axis is named as such because it rotates around the atlas, just like how the earth revolves around its own axis.
• The cervical region has 7 vertebrae and is also known as the neck region
• The thoracic region has 12 vertebrae and is attached to ribs
• The lumbar region has 5 vertebrae and supports most of the weight of the upper part of the body
• Sacrum consists of five fused vertebrae and forms the posterior wall of the pelvis
• The first two vertebrae and is part of cervical spine?

  C1 and C2
• C1 is known as the atlas
• C2 is known as the axis
• Shape like a ring located below the occipital bone that allows are head to move up and down

  C1 ( Atlas)