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1.3.2 Vertebral Column Flashcards

1
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At what cervical vertebrae can you first feel the spinous process?

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C7

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2
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C1 and C2 are know as what?

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C1 - Atlas

C2 - Axis

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3
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What is the role of the vertebral foramen?

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Helps to form the vertebral canal containing the spinal canal

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4
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Where do the inferior articular processes face?

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Face inferior and lateral

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5
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What are these images of?

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Vertebral body compression fractures

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6
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What do each of the following numbers represent?

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  1. Superiour Vertebral notch
  2. Superiour articular process
  3. Transverse process
  4. Spinous process
  5. Inferior articular facet
  6. Inferior vertebral notch
  7. Vertebral body
  8. Pedicle
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7
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How does the curvature of the spine change from fetus to adult?

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What is the special feature of the cervical vertebrae? What is its function?

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In the cervical vertebrae, there is a cervical transverse process which has a transverse foramen for the vertebral artery.

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9
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What is the anterior longitudinal ligament?

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10
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What is spondylolisthesis?

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11
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What are articular facets and what are their function?

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These are at oblique angles which vary up and down the spinal cord. These limit rotation and flexion of adjacent vertebral bodies, and add stability to the vertebral column

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12
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What positions provide the most stress on L3?

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13
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What is important about the sacral hiatus?

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14
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What are each of the parts of this image and what are their corresponding functions?

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  1. Spinous and transverse processes - muscle attachement and movement
  2. Articular processes - restriction of movement
  3. Vertebral arch - protection of the spinal cord
  4. Vertebral body - Support of body weight
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15
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What is spondylolysis?

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16
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What creates the the cranial/caudal opening that protect the spinal cord?

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Vertebral (neural) arch

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17
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What is a rhizotomy?

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18
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Spinous process extends posteriorly and inferiorly, and is connected by?

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Interspinous ligaments and supraspinous ligaments

19
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The lumbar cisterna runs from L2 to S2 and contains what?

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20
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What is kyphosis?

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21
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What is the posterior longitudinal ligament?

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22
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What are the importance of longitudinal arteries?

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23
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What are the important characteristics about the Axis?

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24
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Where do the superior articular processes face?

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Superior and medial

25
Q

Intervertebral discs are a what?

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Symphysis, or fibrocartilaginous articultation between hyaline cartilage

26
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What do each of the numbers represent?

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  1. Spinous process
  2. Inferior articular process and facet
  3. Transverse process
  4. Superior articular facet
  5. Vertebral foramen
  6. Vertebral body
  7. Lamina
  8. Pedicle
27
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What is the order of tissue that the needle will go through when performing a spinal tap? (THIS NEEDS TO BE MEMORIZED)

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28
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Transverse process originates from?

What function does it serve?

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Originates from the junction of the pedicles and laminae

Serves as the site of muscle attachment

29
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What happens to the size of the body of the vertebra going from C3 to L5?

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They get progressively larger as you move caudally

30
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Does the spinal cord correspond to vertebral segments?

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No, because the spinal cord ends at L1 or L2

31
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What is scoliosis?

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32
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What are the important characteristics about the atlas?

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33
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Where is a spinal tap most often performed?

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L3/L4 or L4/L5

34
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What are the importance of the intrinsic arteries?

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35
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What vertebra provide the most rotation? Flexion/extension?

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36
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Where does the spinal cord end compared to the dura mater and subarachnoid space?

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37
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What are these different abnormal curvatures?

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Left - Normal

Middle - Kyphosis

Right - Lordosis

38
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What is lordosis?

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39
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What supplies blood to the spinal cord between T8 and L3?

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Great ventral medullary artery of Adamkiewicz

This artery comes for inferior intercostals or superior lumbar arteries

40
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Posterior ligament becomes what at the base of the skull?

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Tectorial membrane

41
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How can osteoporosis affect the vertebra?

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This can lead to compression fractures that can trap spinal nerves. This can lead to loss of function or pain. Vertebral compression fractures affect up to 25% of postmenopausal women in the US.

42
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Explain the venous drainage of the spinal cord.

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43
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What is the pars interarticularis?

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It is the portion between the superior and inferior articular facet on each vertebra. Often defective in spondylolisthesis

44
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The intervertebral foramen is formed by what? It contains what?

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Formed by the inferior and superior vertebral notches

Contains the dorsal root ganglion and spinal nerves

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