Difference between cervical and thoracic vertebra
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Difference between cervical and thoracic vertebra
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Topic |
Cervical |
Thoracic |
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body |
1. Smallest of all vertebra 2.Transverse measurement is greater than anterior posterior measurement 3.Superior surface is concave |
1.Body is heart shaped 2.Anterior posterior measurement is greater than the transverse measurement 3. body bears costal facet
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Transverse process |
1.It is pierce by foramen transversarium 2.It has anterior and posterior root which is connected by costo-transverse bar |
1. Big size face laterally and backwards 2. Each process bears a facet which articulate with numerically corresponding tubercle of rib |
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Spinous process |
Short , bifid and horizontal |
It is directed downward and backward It is end with tubercle |
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Laminae |
Long and narrow |
Short , broad & thick |
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Pedicle |
Project laterally and backwards |
Project directly backwards |
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Superior articular process |
Faces upwards and backwards |
Faces upward, backward & laterally |
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Inferior articular process |
Faces downwards and forwards |
Faces forwards, medially and downwards |
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Vertebral foramen |
Triangular in shape Large in proportion to the size of the body |
Circular in shape Size is smaller |
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Special feature |
Foramen transversarium |
Costal facet present on the body |
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