Vertebral Column and Spine Disorders Study Guide (Anatomical Chart Company's Illustrated Pocket Anatomy)

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.