7.3.1: Student Notebook Assignment

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    Read only the part listed below. Take notes and answer questions as described. Each note taking instruction should be done in your own words, in 1-2 sentences or bullet points, or unless otherwise stated.

    7.3 Vertebral Column

    • On a picture of the vertebral column, locate the following features:
      • Cervical region
      • Thoracic region
      • Lumbar region
      • Sacrum
      • Coccyx
      • Thoracic curve
      • Sacrococcygeal curve
      • Cervical curve
      • Lumbar curve
    • Describe which curves are present in the fetus and when the others develop.
    • Identify scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis and explain the spinal curves involved in each.
    • Describe the general structure of a vertebra. Identify the following major features on a picture:
      • Vertebral arch
      • Pedicle
      • Vertebral foramen
      • Spinous process
      • Transverse process
    • What are the major differences between cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and what are the functions of those differences?
    • Describe the structure of the sacrum and coccyx.
    • What is an intervertebral disk? What is its function?
    • Describe what happens in the case of a herniated disk.
    • Describe the location and roles of:
      • Anterior longitudinal ligament
      • Supraspinous ligament
      • Posterior longitudinal ligament

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