0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What does thoracic mean?
It pertains to the thorax... But you can use it as a thoracic spine, thoracic surgery, thoracic cavity, thoracic outlet syndrome, thoracic spine pain, thoracic vertebrae, thoracic medicine, thoracic surgeons, thoracic strains, sprain thoracic, or thoracic spine disorder; it's pretty self explanatory.
What is a small thoracic defect in the spine?
A malformation, break, or hernia of the thoracic vertebrae in the spine.
What is Spurring in the lower thoracic spine?
What is spurring in the lower thoracic spine? Please be specific
Were is scoliosis located in the spine?
Scoliosis can be located in the cervical, thoracic or lumbar area of the spine Cervical = neck Thoracic = mid spine Lumbar = lower spine
What is An excessive concave curvature of the thoracic spine?
Either Scoliosis or Kyphosis. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine, primarily in the thoracic region. Kyphosis is the forward bending of the thoracic region, the "round back" deformity.
2 The Thoracic vertebrae is inferior to the lumbar vertebrae?
the thoracic spine is above the lumbar spine which means ALL thoracic vertebrae are superior to the lumbar vertebrae.
Where is the t 12 on the spine?
It is in the thoracic spine. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae and that one is the lowest. You would find it in your low back.
What does moderate anterior osteophytes in cervical spine mean?
Small points of bone sticking out from the vertebra toward the front. Osteophytes are an X ray finding association with arthritis in the spine as we age or have had an old trauma.
What is mild degenerative changes in the thoracic spine?
curveture in the thoratic spine
Which area of the spine has the most vertebrae?
The thoracic spine has the most vertebrae - twelve.
What is mild thoracic scoliosis?
Well, scoliosis is a curvature of the spine. The cervicothoracic part deals with the location of the curve. The cervical region is the neck, and the thoracic is the upper back. So the cervicothoracic scoliosis would be a curvature of the spine in the neck/upper back
Which part of the spine is the thoracic spine?
There are three parts of the spine, the cervical, thoracic and lumbar. Each vertebrae is listed by its number. For example the first 7 vertebrae (from the top) are listed as C1-C7 meaning C for cervical. The thoracic vertebrae starts after C7, the 8th vertebrae is T1-T12, so there is 12 individual vertebraes in the thoracic spine. After the thoracic, is the lumbar which have 5 individual vertebrae, L1-L5.
