1) What is a Lordosis

a. Spine inherently has a in-ward (posterior to anterior) curvature along the thoracic and
lumber region of the spine as well as along the cervical and thoracic intersection.
b. The natural lordotic curvature allows stress to be correctly distributed.
i. Need to understand how the lordotic curvature is translated into quantifiable
loading conditions
ii. Are there models which allows me to visualize how load is transferred under
normal spinal curvature and under lordosis.
2) Kyphotic curvature
a. Kyphosis refers to the forward curvature of the cervical (anterior to posterior direction)
and thoracic region of the spine.

3) Caudal – towards the tail

4) Verbrebra – Anterior Body and Posterior Arch and canal

5) Neural arch – two pedicles laterally and two laminae posteriorly, united to form the spinous
process
6) Transverse Process, superior and inferior articular processes, synovial joints…
a. The overall biomechanics of the spine needs to be studied to understand how motions
are characterized, need to find a book or model for this.
7) Conus Medullaris and Cauda Equina
a. Most distal part of spinal column, Conus Medullaris and the collection of nerves roots
like horsetail – Cauda Equina
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8) Spinal Joints
a. Synovial Joints (Facet joints for Zygapophyseal joints)
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9) Atlas – C1 Anatomy

a. Atlas primary biomechanical functions

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