What is the purpose of the articular processes of the vertebrae?
What will be an ideal response
These processes (superior and inferior) allow the vertebral column to flex forward some, but lock the vertebrae if the column is flexed back and limit rotation to avoid injury to the spinal cord and its nerve roots. In a four-legged animal, such as a horse, these processes allow the back to remain in place while you ride it.
You might also like to view...
The medial pathway that controls involuntary movements of head, neck, and arm position in response to sudden visual and auditory stimuli is the ________ tract
A) lateral corticospinal B) tectospinal C) rubrospinal D) reticulospinal E) vestibulospinal
The vagina is lined with
A. transitional epithelium. B. simple cuboidal epithelium. C. pseudostratified columnar epithelium. D. ciliated columnar epithelium. E. stratified squamous epithelium.
In which situation can a child born with a genetic disease have two normal parents?
A. When the disease gene is recessive and the parents are heterozygous B. When the disease gene is dominant and the parents are heterozygous C. When the disease gene is either dominant or recessive D. It is not possible.
A defect in the curvature of the cornea or lens results in a condition called
A. astigmatism. B. presbyopia. C. hyperopia. D. emmetropia. E. myopia.