APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which section(s) of the spine has a lordotic curve?
A
cervical and lumbar
B
cervical and thoracic
C
thoracic and lumbar
D
sacrum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lordosis is excessive curvature in the lumbar portion of the spine, which gives a swayback appearance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lordosis is an exaggerated inward curve of the spine that typically affects the lower back, a condition called lumbar lordosis. Less often, children develop a pronounced inward curve of the neck, cervical lordosis. Lordosis can affect people of all ages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kyphotic curves are convex and toward your spine. The curvature in the sacral and thoracic spine are kyphotic curves. Lordotic curves are concave towards the spine. The lumbar and cervical parts of the spine are lordotic curves.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the human spine, there are two lordotic curves (lordosis): one in the neck (cervical) and the other in the lower back (lumbar).

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