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What is the Axial Skeleton?
Forms the longitudinal axis of the body;
Supports and protects organ systems;
Provides surface area for the attachment of muscles
Bones in the axial skeleton
(SSRS)
Skull
Spine
Ribs
Sternum
Bones in the skull
29 total bones;
Cranium bones
Facial Bones
Mandible
Mandible
jaw bone;
serves as orienting landmark for palpating the carotid artery to assess pulse
Bones in the spine
(VIA)
Vertebrae
Intervertebral Disks
Adult vertebral column
How many and what kinds of vertebrae make up the spine?
33 total vertebrae
7 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacrum
4 coccygeal
Coccyx
4 coccygeal vertebrae fused to form one bone that lies below the sacrum
Cervical vertebrae
7 vertebrae of the neck
Thoracic vertebrae
12 vertebrae of the midback
Lumbar vertebrae
5 vertebrae of the lower back
Sacrum
5 sacral vertebrae fused to make one bone that acts as trasition pointbetween the spine and pelvis.
Intervertebral disks
Round, flat, platelike structures composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue
Disks
-
unite the vertebral bodies
- serve to
absorb shock
and
bear weight
Parts of the Intervertebral disk
(AN)
Annulus Fibrosus
Nucleus pulposus
Annulus Fibrosus
outer, fibrocartilaginous portion of the intervertebral disk
nucleus pulposus
inner gelatinous portion of the intervertebral disk
What is the Adult vertebral column?
The 4 major curvatures of the adult spine in the sagittal plane
What are the 4 curve types of the normal adult vertebral column?
(CTLS)
Cervical curve
Thoracis curve
Lumbar curve
Sacral curve
Kyphosis curve and examples
Convexity of the curve is posteriorily directed
- two primary curves of vertebral column (thoracic curve and sacral curve)
Primary curve and examples
Vertebral column curve that contains the same directional curvature as the spine in the fetus
- Thoracic curve
- Sacral curve
Lordosis Curve and examples
Convexity of the curve is anteriorly directed
- 2 secondary curves of the vertebral column (cervical and lumbar)
Secondary curve and examples
Curves of vertebral column that develop after birth as infant progresses in weight and bearing
- Cervical curve
- Lumbar curve
Abnormal curves in sagittal plane
- Hyperkyphosis
- Hyperlordosis
Hyperkyphosis
exaggerated posterior thoracic curvature (hunchback)
Hyperlordosis
Exaggerated anterior lumbar curvature
Abnormal curve in the frontal plane
Scoliosis - lateral deviation in the frontal plane
How many paris of ribs does the body have and what kinds?
12 pairs of ribs.
- 7 pairs of true ribs
- 5 pairs of false ribs
True ribs
7 most superior ribs that attach directly to the sternum with costal cartilage
False ribs
5 inferior pairs of ribs that do not attach directly with the sternum
- top 3 indirectly attach via costal cartilage of adjacent superior ribs
- bottom 2 are floating
Intercostal spaces and function
Spaces between the ribs
- Palpation of the intercostal spaces of the true ribs is important for correct ECG electrode placement
What is the Sternum and it's parts?
Sternum lies in the midline of the chest
- Manubrium (superior)
- Body (middle)
- Xophoid process (inferior)
Sternal Angle
Slightly raised surface landmark where manubrium meets of the body of the sternum.
Xiphoid Process and function
Surface landmark situated at the bottom of the sternum and in the middle of the inferior border of the rib cage
- Palpation of the xiphoid is necessary for CPR
Manubrium function
Palpation of manubrium helps determine proper paddle placement in defibrillation.
Author
elby317
ID
21611
Card Set
Axial Skeletal System Anatomy
Description
Basic anatomy of the axial skeletal system. Includes bones and other information
Updated
2010-06-02T03:12:40Z
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