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1. Thoracic vertebrae
vs Lumbar vertebrae

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3. Thoracic spine

4. Thoracic spine
12
thoracic
vertebrae

5. Lumbar spine

6. Lumbar spine
5 lumbar
vertebrae

7. Ligaments and joints
Bony structuresthoracic and lumbar vertebrae
Introduction to
Intervertebral discs

8. Bony structuresthoracic and lumbar vertebrae

9. LATIN
Corpus vertebrae
Body of the vertebra
Thoracic spine Lumbar spine

10. LATIN
Arcus vertebrae
Vertebral arch
pedicles and
laminae

11. LATIN
Pediculus arcus vertebrae
Pedicle of the
vertebral arch
Lumbar spineThoracic spine

12. LATIN
Lamina arcus vertebrae
Lamina of the
vertebral arch
Lumbar spineThoracic spine

13. 5 types processes
Vertebral processes
2 types articular facets

14. LATIN
Processus spinosus
Spinous process
laminae
fusionThoracic spine Lumbar spine
attachment of
vertebral
musculature and
ligaments

15. LATIN
Processus transversus
Transverse process
pedicles and
laminae fusion
Thoracic spine
T1-T10 have costal
facets which articulate
with tubercles of the
ribs 1-10

16. LATIN
Processus costalis
Costal process
Lumbar spine

17. LATIN
Processus articularis superior
Superior articular process
face
posteromediall
y
face
medially
Thoracic spine Lumbar spine

18. face
backward
and
laterally
face
medially
Thoracic spine Lumbar spine
LATIN
Facies articularis superior
Superior articular facet

19. face
anterolate
rally face laterally
Thoracic spine Lumbar spine
LATIN
Processus articularis
inferior
Inferior articular process

20. LATIN
Facies articularis inferior
Inferior articular facet
face
forward
and
medially face laterallyThoracic spine Lumbar spine

21. 2 types: vertebral and intervertebral
Vertebral foramina

22. Thoracic spine Lumbar spine
LATIN
Foramen vertebrale
Vertebral foramen spinal cord and
nerve roots pass
through

23. LATIN
Foramen intervertebrale
Intervertebral foramen Passage of spinal nerves and
intervertebral arteries which
supply
the roots and spinal cord.
Lumbar spine

24. Costal articular surfaces
3 different types of

25. LATIN
Fovea costalis superior
Superior costal fovea
Articulate with
the heads of the
ribs.
LATIN
Fovea costalis inferior
Inferior costal fovea
Thoracic spine

26. Articulate with
the heads of the
ribs.
LATIN
Fovea costalis superior
Superior costal fovea
LATIN
Fovea costalis inferior
Inferior costal fovea

27. T11 and T12 have
no articular facets
on their transverse
processes.
LATIN
Fovea costalis processus
transversi
Costal fovea of the
transverse process
Articulates with the
tubercle of the ribs.

28. Ligaments and joints
Bony structuresthoracic and lumbar vertebrae
Introduction to
Intervertebral discs

29. Introduction to
Intervertebral discs

30. LATIN
Discus intervertebralis
Intervertebral disc
Fibrocartilagi
nous
structure

31. multiple layers
Fibrous tissue
and
fibrocartilage
LATIN
Anulus fibrosus
Fibrous ring of
intervertebral disk

32. onion layers

33. Nucleus pulposus
Jelly-like
substance
Remnant of
the
notochord.

34. Ligaments and joints
Bony structuresthoracic and lumbar vertebrae
Introduction to
Intervertebral discs

35. Ligaments and joints

36. LATIN
Articulatio zygapophysialis
Zygapophyseal joint
synovi
al joint

37. LATIN
Ligamenta intertransversaria
Intertransverse ligaments

38. Ligamentum flavum
yellow color
arrangement
of elastic
fibers

39. LATIN
Ligamentum interspinale
Interspinous ligaments

40. LATIN
Ligamentum
longitudinale anterius
Anterior longitudinal
ligament
LATIN
Ligamentum
longitudinale posterius
Posterior longitudinal
ligament

41. Posterior longitudinal
ligament
LATIN
Ligamentum
longitudinale anterius
Anterior longitudinal
ligament
LATIN
Ligamentum
longitudinale posterius
Posterior longitudinal
ligament

42. LATIN
Ligamentum supraspinale
Supraspinous ligament

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