Assertion: vertebral column's curvature | /r/CapableOf | provide padding
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text: ) vertebra cervical curve posteriorly concave curvature of the cervical vertebral column region; a secondary curve of the vertebral column cervical vertebrae seven vertebrae numbered as C1–C7 that are located in the neck region of the vertebral column costal facet site on the lateral sides of a thoracic vertebra for articulation with the head of a rib dens bony projection (odontoid process) that extends upward from the body of the C2 (axis) vertebra facet small, flattened area on a bone for an articulation (joint) with another bone, or for muscle attachment inferior articular process bony process that extends downward from the vertebral arch of a vertebra that articulates with the superior articular process of the next lower vertebra intervertebral disc structure located between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae that strongly joins the vertebrae; provides padding, weight bearing ability, and enables vertebral column movements intervertebral foramen opening located between adjacent vertebrae for exit of a spinal nerve kyphosis (also, humpback or hunchback) excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic vertebral column region lamina portion of the vertebral arch on each vertebra that extends between the transverse and spinous process lateral sacral crest paired irregular ridges running down the lateral sides of the posterior sacrum that was formed by the fusion of the transverse processes from the five sacral vertebrae ligamentum flavum series of short ligaments that unite the lamina of adjacent vertebrae lordosis (also, swayback) excessive anterior curvature of the lumbar vertebral column region lumbar curve posteriorly concave curvature of the lumbar vertebral column region; a secondary curve of the vertebral column lumbar vertebrae five vertebrae numbered as L1–L5 that are located in lumbar region (lower back) of the vertebral column median sacral crest irregular ridge running down the midline of the posterior sacrum that was formed from the fusion of the spinous processes of the five sacral vertebrae nuchal ligament expanded portion of the supraspinous ligament within the posterior neck; interconnects the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae and attaches to the base of the skull nucleus pulposus gel-like central region of an intervertebral disc; provides for padding, weight-bearing, and movement between adjacent vertebrae pedicle portion of the vertebral arch that extends from the vertebral body to the transverse process posterior arch posterior portion of the ring-like C1 (atlas) vertebra posterior longitudinal ligament ligament that runs the length of the vertebral column, uniting the posterior sides of the vertebral bodies posterior (dorsal) sacral foramen one of the series of paired openings located on the posterior (dorsal) side of the sacrum primary curve anteriorly concave curvatures of the thoracic and sacrococcygeal regions that are retained from the original fetal curvature of the vertebral column sacral canal bony tunnel that runs through the sacrum sacral foramina series of paired openings for nerve exit located on both the anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) aspects of the sacrum sacral hiatus inferior opening and termination of the sacral canal sacral promontory anterior lip of the base (superior end) of the sacrum sacrococcygeal curve anteriorly concave curvature formed by the sacrum and coccyx; a primary curve of the vertebral column scoliosis abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column secondary curve posteriorly concave curvatures of the cervical and lumbar regions of the vertebral column that develop after the time of birth spinous process unpaired bony process that extends posteriorly from the vertebral arch of a vertebra superior articular process bony process that extends upward from the vertebral arch of a vertebra that articulates with the inferior articular process of the next higher vertebra superior articular process of the sacrum paired processes that extend upward from the sacrum to articulate (join) with the inferior articular processes from the L5 vertebra supraspinous ligament ligament that interconnects the spinous processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae thoracic curve anteriorly concave curvature of the thoracic vertebral column region; a primary curve of the vertebral column thoracic vertebrae twelve vertebrae numbered as T1–T12 that are located in the thoracic region (upper back) of the vertebral column transverse foramen opening found only in the transverse processes of cervical vertebrae transverse process paired bony processes that extends laterally from the vertebral arch of a vertebra vertebral arch bony arch formed by the posterior portion of each vertebra that surrounds and protects the spinal cord vertebral (spinal) canal bony passageway within the vertebral column for the spinal cord that is formed by the series of individual vertebral foramina vertebral foramen opening associated with each vertebra defined by the vertebral arch that provides passage for the spinal cord