ANTR 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Intervertebral Foramina, Foramen, Intervertebral Disc
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Greater wing of sphenoid: occipital bone, zygomatic bone, nasal bone, lacrimal bone, ethomid bone, maxilla, mandible. Coronoid process (not labeled but visible: zygomatic arch, coronal suture, squamous suture, lambdoid suture. Identify the following on figure 7. 9 superior view of the skull: frontal bone, ethmoid bone. List the 5 regions of the vertebral column. Describe the features of a typical vertebrae from the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions. Body- is the large weight-bearing part, increases in size from superior to inferior. Neural arch- contains: the pedicle- the little foot connects to the body, lamina- thin layer between the transverse process and spinous process. Spinous process- projects posteriorly from the midline where the right and left laminae fuse. Transverse process- are paired and project laterally from the junction of the pedicle na lamina. Describe the key features of c1, c2, and c7. C1 the atlas- a ring-shaped bone with no body or spinous process.
