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Item: Human body -> Category: Health -> Author: PF -> Revision: 12/05/2008
Glossary of bones of the trunk

Body sternum: middle of the sternum, which is the central bone of the anterior chest. It is also the name of the sword bladeIn their side are articulated part of the ribs.

 

Cervical vertebrae: seven and are named with the letter C followed by the corresponding number capitalized from one to seven. It is located in the area of the neck. They called cervical spine.

 

Cóccix: last bone of the spine on the bottom. It consists of four or five welded vertebrae. It lacks mobility. También llamado coxis. Also called coxis.

 

Costillas: twelve are on each side and up the rib cage protects the heart and lungs. In the front join the sternum and the rear are articulated in the spine.

 

Coxal: two bones in the hip. They consist of three bones: ilion, pubis and isquion. It was articulated in the front part in the sínfinis pelvic and then in the tail bone.

 

Coxis: last bone of the spine on the bottom. It consists of four or five welded vertebrae. It lacks mobility. Also called coxis.

 

Esternón: bone chest where the ribs are articulated in each of its sidesIt is situated in the front and center of the chest. It is a union of three bones: the manubrio, the body of the sternum and xifoides.

 

Hioides: small bone at the back of the neck above the larynx.. Have semicircular shape.

 

Ilion: it is one of the three bones that make up each coxal, which in turn form the pelvic girdle.

 

Isquion: it is one of the three bones that make up the coxal. He joined the ilion and pubis.

 

Lumbar vertebrae: five are named with the letter L capitalized followed by the corresponding number from one to five. It is located in the lower back. They called the lumbar spine.

 

Manubrio: top of the sternum, central chest bone. It is also the name of the sword handle. It is part of the sternum that ties in with the clavicles.

 

Pubis: it is one of the bones that form the coxal. It is situated in the front part.

Sacral vertebrae: five and up the tail bone. These are called capitalized with the letter S followed by the corresponding number from one to five.Conforman an immobile bone structure.

 

Sacred: bone of the spine consists of five vertebrae welded. It lacks mobility. At its upper limits with the lumbar spine and the lower with the coxis.

 

Spine: breadwinner and the central axis of the human bodyIt consists of 33 or 34 vertebrae that form a kind of protective pipe to the spinal cord.

 

Vertebrae coccígeas: there are four or five that are a bone is called coxis. They are merging with each other. Lacking mobility.

 

Vertebrae dorsal: are twelve and are referred to the uppercase letter D followed by the corresponding number. They are below the neck in the middle of the back. They are the so-called backbone.

 

Vertebrae: bones that form the backbone, consisting of a total of 33 or 34 vertebrae. All of them have a apófisis or protruding through which joined with the muscles or ligaments. They form a conduit or tunnel through which the spinal cord.

 

Xifoides: Appendix lower sternum, bone situated in the middle and anterior chest. It is also the name of tip of the sword.




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