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Spinous process on the fifth lumbar vertebra is absent What condition does this indicate?
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoyes it's absent.
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Which vertebra does not have a spinous process?
Cervical vertebrae have a bifurcated spinous process.
What is a vertebra with block like body and short stout spinous process?
Lumbar vertebra has a block-like body and a short, stout spinous process.
Why is cervical vertebra number seven known as the vertebra prominens?
Because it has long and prominent spinous process.
Does the atlas bone have spinous process?
No it doesn't. The atlas is the first cervical vertebra and the only one with no spinous process.
Which structural feature of the seventh cervical vertebra forms the vertebra prominens?
spinous process
What Vertebra has a forked spinous process?
Posteroinferiorly extends from the top of the vertebral arch
Which vertebral part is most anterior in location?
body The most anterior part of the vertebra is the spinous process which comes off the body.
What is an anticlinal vertebra?
An anticlinal vertebra is a vertebra within a vertebral column which has a spinous process towards which the spines of all the other vertebrae are inclined.
Spinous process of which cervical vertebra is usually the longest and most palpable in the living person?
C7
What the adaptations of the thoracic vertebra?
have long spinous process which is directed downward. transverse process and centrum serve as points of attachment for ribs
What are the 3 processes found on the bone?
Most vertebrae have 3 processes. The spinous process, which is the one that comes straight off of your vertebral column, can actually be felt . You can feel this one particularly well at the base of your neck (this is the 7th Cervical vertebra, also known as Vertebra prominens). The very first vertebra, C1, also known at Atlas, does not have a spinous process. Each vertebra has two transverse processes which are on either side of the spinous processes. All of these processes are important for muscle attachments for movement of the head, neck and torso.
What are distinguishing features of a cervical vertebra?
Transverse foramina (on all cervical vertebrae) and bifid spinous process on C2-C6
