Vertebral Column and Spine Disorders: Study Guide

This folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular images of vertebral column anatomy and common spine disorders and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this quick-reference guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. TOPICS COVERED: - Vertebral column and curvature - Detailed views of lumbar, thoracic, and cervical vertebrae types, atlas and axis, and sacrum - Lumbar vertebral ligaments - Typical vertebra (superior view) - Vertebral column muscles - Structural features and function of intervertebral discs - Spinal nerve irritation due to exostosis - Herniated disc - Common spinal disorders including kyphosis, scoliosis, lordosis and osteoporosis.