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What is the name of the superior concave curve in the vertebral column?
The superior concave curve in the vertebral column is called the cervical lordosis.
Which vertebral column curve is formed when a child starts to walk?
Lumbar vertebral column
Which is the superior concave curve in the vertebral column?
The lordotic curve, which includes the cervical and lumbar curves, is considered superior in the vertebral column. These curves help to maintain balance and absorb shock during movement.
What is the term for the exaggeration of the thoracic curve of the vertebral column s?
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What allows flexibility in vertebral column?
The S shaped curve of the structure and the intervertebral discs!
What muscle is located on the sides of the vertebral column?
Erector spinae are the muscles that move the vertebral column.It is the largest muscle mass of the back, forming a prominent bulge on either side of the vertebral column.It is the chief extensor of the vertebral column. It is also important in controlling flexion, lateral flexion and rotation of the vertebral column and in maintaining the lumbar curve, because the main mass of the muslce is in the lumbar region.Consists of: iliocostalis, longissimus and spinalis.Erector spinae are the muscles that move the vertebral column.
What are the four major curvatures of the vertebral column and direction in which they curve?
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral curvature.
What is a curvature?
Primary curvature is the concave curve of the fetal vertebral column. This is apparent in the adult thoracic and sacral regions.
What is a primary curvature?
Primary curvature refers to the curvature of the spine in the sagittal plane, specifically in the thoracic and sacral regions. The primary curvatures are kyphotic, meaning they curve outward, with the thoracic spine curving posteriorly and the sacral spine curving anteriorly. These primary curvatures are present at birth and help to maintain balance and support the weight of the body.
What is the function of vertebral curves?
Humans have two vertebral curves, the primary curve and the secondary curve. The function of vertebral curves is to allow the body to cope with an even amount of weight to be distributed.
What the order of vertebral column from superior to inferior?
Cervical curveAtlasAxisC3 to C7Thoracic curveT1 to T12Lumbar curveL1 to L5Saccrum curveS1 to S5Coccyx curve
In describing abnormal curvatures it could be said that kyphosis is an exaggerated thoracic curvature and in what the vertebral column is displaced laterally?
Kyphosis is an excessive outward curvature of the thoracic spine, causing a rounded or hunched posture. Scoliosis, on the other hand, is a lateral deviation or sideways displacement of the vertebral column, resulting in an S or C-shaped curve.
