VERTEBRAE

7 vertebrae cervicales
12 vertebrae thoracalis
5 vertebrae lumbalis
5 sacralis
4 cocygeal
The Vertebral Column
• Vertebrae separated by
intervertebral discs
• Intervertebral discs (anulus
fibrosus + nucleus pulposus)
 Vertebra
Typical vertebra has :
– Corpus vertebra
– Arcus vertebra (lamina and pedicle)
– Foramen vertebra
– Processus spinosus (1)
– Processus transversus (2)
– Processus articularis superior (2)
– Processus articularis superior(2)
Cervical Vertebrae
 Thoracic and Lumbar
Vertebrae

Modified from Fig. 7.18

Sacrum and
Coccyx
1 Atlas
2 Axis
3 Vertebrae cervicales
4 Vertebra prominens (CVII)
5 Costa I
6 Facies articularis clavicularis
7 Manubrium sterni
8 Angulus sterni (Ludovici)
9 Corpus sterni
10 Arcus costalis
11 Costa X
12 Costa XI
13 Costa XIII
14 Processus spinosi vertebrarum cervicalum
15 Processus spinosi vertebrarum thoracicarum
16 Processus spinosi vertebrarum lumbalium
17 Angulus costae
18 Foramina intervertebralia
19 Disci intervertebrales
20 Lordosis cervicis
21 Kyphosis thoracica
22 Lordosis lumbalis
23 Os sacrum
24 Os coccygis
1 Foramen transversarium
2 Foramen vertebrale
3 Corpus vertebrae
4 Facies articularis atlantis
5 Basis ossis sacri
6 Tuberculum anterius atlantis
7 Facies articularis superior atlantis
8 Processus transversus
9 Tuberculum posterius atlantis
10 Dens axis
11 Processus articularis superior
12 Processus transversus
13 Arcus vertebrae
14 Tuberculum anterius proccesus transversi
15 Tuberculum posterius processus transver
17 Articulationes costotransversariae
18 Processus spinosus
21 Fovea costalis processus transversi
22 Tuberculum costae
23 Fovea costalis superior
24 Articulatio capitis costae dengan dua
vertebrae
25 Fovea costalis inferior
26 Corpus vertebrae thoracicae
27 Corpus castae
1. Arcus anterior et tuberculum
anterius atlantis
2. Facies articularis superior
atlantis
3 . Foramen transversarium et
processus transversus
5. Tuberculum posterius atlantis
6. Dens axis
10. Processes spinosus