1
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what is kyphosis?
A
hump back. excessive thoracic curvature.
2
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what is scoliosis?
A
excessive lateral curvature
3
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what can cause scoliosis?
A
cause be idiopathic (starts in childhood), secondary structural (due to deformity), sciatic or ischiadic (caused by muscle spasms) or compensatory (due to shortening of a lower limb)
4
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what is lordosis?
A
sway back. excessive lumbar curvature
Clinical anatomy: Back
flashcards
Decks in class (43)
# Cards
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Surface landmarks1
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Vertebral Column4
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clinical issues4
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skull2
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ribs5
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Pelvis2
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vertebra8
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adjacent vertebrae4
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vertebra details11
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ligaments of the vertebral column8
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craniovertebral ligaments5
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intervertebral disks9
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spinal nerve numbers5
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vertebra clinical issues4
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spinal cord10
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meninges4
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anesthesia8
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spinal cord profile8
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dermatomes15
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spinal cord properties10
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spinal arteries2
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spinal cord injuries7
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spinal deformity8
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spine surgery10
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kyphoplasty7
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vertebral column10
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trapezius5
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latissimus dorsi5
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intermediate layer of extrinsic back muscles2
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levator scapulae5
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rhomboid major and minor5
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posterior serratus5
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intrinsic or true back muscles9
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superficial and intermediate12
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erector spinae7
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iliocostalis9
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transversospinalis3
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semispinalis muscles3
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multifidus4
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rotatores3
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suboccipital region5
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rectus capitis4
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Oblique Capitus Superior and Inferior4
