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The _____ abducts the arm >90 and is innervated by the Spinal Accessory (CNXI) nerve

The _____ spinal curvatures are thoracic and pelvic curves

The _____ spinal curvatures are cervical and lumbar curves

Renal angle is the angle between the _____ rib and the outer border of Erector spinae muscle.

The _____ nerve provides motor innervation to the rhomboids (retract the scapula) and the levator scapulae muscles (elevate the scapula

_____ angle of scapula is at the level of 2nd rib and vertebra T2

The _____ nerve provides motor innervation to the latissimus dorsi, which acts in shoulder extension, adduction, and internal rotation

The costovertebral angle is formed between the lower border of the _____ rib and the vertebral column

In adults, the spinal cord ends at the lower border of the _____ - L2 vertebrae

Intervertebral discs generally herniate _____ (direction) due to the thin posterior longitudinal ligament and thicker anterior longitudinal ligament