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1/7/2016 Spinal Questions Flashcards

1
Q

A Styloid process occurs with what frequency and as a result of what condition?

A

7% occurrence as a result of congenital elongation of the lumbar accessory process

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2
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What ligament(s) will attach to the lumbar accessory process?

A

Mammillo-accessory ligament

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3
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What parts of a vertebra are attached via the mammillo-accessory ligament?

A

The mammillary process and accessory process of the same segment

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4
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What was believed to be entrapped by the mammillo-accessory ligament?

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The medial branch of the dorsal Ramus of a lumbar spinal nerve

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5
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What muscle(s) attach to the lumbar accessory process?

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Longissimus Thoracis and intertransversarii

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6
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What muscles may attach to the transverse process of a typical lumbar vertebra?

A

Psoas major, Quadratus Lumborum, Longissimus Thoracis, rotator brevis, rotator Longus, and intertransversarii

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What ligaments attach to the transverse process of a typical lumbar vertebra?

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The lumbocostal, mammillo-accessory and intertransverse ligaments

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8
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What joint classifications are present at the transverse process of a typical lumbar?

A

Fibrous (Amphiarthrosis) Syndesmosis

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9
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What are the posterior elements of the vertebra?

A

Zygapophysis, lamina and spinous process

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10
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What are the anterior elements of the vertebra?

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Vertebral body and pedicle?

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11
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What is the orientation of the typical lumbar superior articular facet?

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Backward, upward, medial (BUM); typically concave

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What is the orientation of the typical lumbar inferior articular facet?

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Forward, lateral, downward (FoLD); significant Convexity

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13
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What muscle(s) will attach to the mammillary process?

A

Multifidis and intertransversarii

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14
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What ligament will attach to the lumbar superior articular process and transverse process?

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Mammillo-accessory ligament

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What was believed to be entrapped by the mammillo-accessory ligament?

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The medial branch of the dorsal Ramus of a lumbar spinal nerve

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16
Q

What additional ligaments are said to attach to lumbar articular processes?

A

Transforaminal ligaments

17
Q

What is the joint classification for the typical lumbar zygapophysis?

A

Synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia)

18
Q

How many synovial joints are present on the typical lumbar vertebra?

A

Four

19
Q

What is the position of the lumbar zygapophysis in children?

A

The zygapophysis lies in the coronal plane

20
Q

What is the position of the lumbar zygapophysis in children?

A

The zygapophysis lies in the coronal plane

21
Q

What is the position of the lumbar zygapophysis in adults?

A

The zygapophysis lies in the Sagittal plane for L1/L2, L2/L3 and L3/L4
The zygapophysis lies in the coronal plane for L4/L5 and L5/S1

22
Q

What name is given to zygapophyses between vertebral couples that lie in the same plane?

A

Joint symmetry

23
Q

What names are given to the condition in which one zygapophysis of a vertebral couple lies in the coronal plane or position and the other zygapophysis lies in the Sagittal plane or position?

A

Joint asymmetry or joint tropism

24
Q

Define or describe joint tropism

A

The condition in which one zygapophysis of a vertebral couple lies in the coronal plane or position and the other zygapophysis lies in the Sagittal plane or position

25
Q

What is the name(s) of the condition in which the typical lumbar spinous process increases in length due to the aging process?

A

Baastrup’s syndrome or “kissing spines”

26
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What muscles will attach to the typical lumbar spinous process?

A

Latissimus Dorsi, Serratus posterior inferior, Iliocostalis Lumborum, Longissimus Thoracis, Spinalis Thoracis, multifidis, rotator Longus, rotator brevis and interspinalis

27
Q

What is the name of the elevation near the origin of the lumbar transverse process?

A

Accessory process

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