Flashcards in Axial Skeletal Sys Deck (11):
What is included in the nasal complex
What re the 4 different sinuses
Sinus that tooth roots can reach
What are the 4 different vertebral curvature?
Cervical - Anterior curve (primary)
Thoracic - Posterior curve (secondary)
Lumbar - Anterior curve (primary)
Sacral - Posterior (secondary)
What are the three different abnormal curvatures?
Scoliosis - lateral curvature
Lordosis - back is overly arched (beer belly)
Kyphosis - back is overly hunched (hunchback)
Primary curves are also known as what?
Accommodation curves (accommodating viscera)
Secondary curves are also known as what?
Compensation curves (compensating for 2 legs)
Spinal nerves exit through what?
(only exist with two vertebra)
Transverse and Spinous processes attach to what?
muscles and ligaments
5 different types of vertebrae