Clinical Aspects of Back Disorders — Flashcards

Which ribs have 3 articulations to the vertebra?_____

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

The _____ spine is the least commonly injured part of the spinal cord.

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

The _____ spine is the most commonly injured part of the spinal cord.

The _____ spinal curvatures are thoracic and pelvic curves

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

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 latissimus dorsi, which acts in shoulder extension, adduction, and internal rotation