Showing posts with label spine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spine. Show all posts

Friday, April 24, 2009


Can you name the bones in this veiw?
How many ribs? Can you say how many are false, floating etc
Where do they join?
What joints do you see?
What movements do they make?
What landmarks do you see?
What muscles attach to thes landmarks?
What movement do they cause at these landmarks?

Thursday, April 23, 2009

C1-C2 joint

Can you explain how these two vertebra are different to the others?
How does the 'atlas/axis' configuration work?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The Spinal Column

Can you tell which view you are looking at for each one of these spinal views?
How many cervical lumbar, and thoracic vertebra are there?
What are the processes at the 'back' of the spine called?
Can you name the 4 curves of the spinal colum?
To which vertebra do the ribs attach?
How many joints from the one vertebra to the one above or below? Are there any exceptions to this

The verterbrae


There are 4 types of bones, namely, short, long, ______ &________.
What type are these?
How can you tell the difference between the upper and lower vertebrae?
Which is an example of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebra. can you recognise the sacrum?
Can you recognise each plane view of each vertebra show here?