Spine

Question 1

How many regions is the spine divided into

Answer 1

5 regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal

Question 2

Where do we find lordotic curves

Answer 2

cervical and lumbar spine

Question 3

Where do we find kyphotic curves

Answer 3

thoracic spine

Question 4

Where is there less motion and why

Answer 4

thoracic region - because of the increased stability from
the rib cage

Question 5

What is spinal function

Answer 5

Absorb shock - protect spinal cord

Question 6

What region of the spine is capable of tripolar movement

Answer 6

Cervical soine

Question 7

Where do we find no discs in the spine

Answer 7

C0/1 and C1/2

Question 8

What are the parts of the vertebrae

Answer 8

body (major weight-bearing part) - Vertebral arch
(spinal cord runs)

Question 9

How many joints in the vertebra (not T-spine)

Answer 9

3 joint complex: 2 facets and a disc

Question 10

How many joints in the T-spine vertebra

Answer 10

5-joint complex with the extra 2 costovertebral
joints

Question 11

How many joints in the sacrum and coccyx

Answer 11

none because they are fused

Question 12

Where do vertebral bodies get bigger

Answer 12

Wider as you move down from C3 to L5

Question 13

Movement available at spine

Answer 13

flexion, Lateral flexion, extension and
rotation

Question 14

Motion available at the facet joints

Answer 14

Slide (glide in an inferior or superior