7/30 Questions Exam 1

Question 1

What ligament will attach to the lamina?

Answer 1

the ligamentum flavum

Question 2

What is the name given to abnormal bone at the attachment site of the ligamentum flavum?

Answer 2

para-articular process

Question 3

What classification of bone will para-articular processes represent?

Answer 3

accessory bone

Question 4

What is the name given to the overlap of laminae seen on X-ray?

Answer 4

shingling

Question 5

What is the name given to the lamina - pedicle junction at each region of the spine?

Answer 5

cervical - articular pillar; thoracic and lumbar - pars interarticularis

Question 6

What is the name given to the junction of the vertebral arch - spinous process on lateral X-ray?

Answer 6

the spinolaminar junction

Question 7

What names may be given to each apophysis of the spine?

Answer 7

the transverse apophysis or transverse process; articular apophysis or articular process; spinous apophysis or spinous process

Question 8

What is the generic orientation of the transverse process or transverse apophysis at each region of the spine?

Answer 8

cervical - anterolateral; thoracic - posterolateral; lumbar - lateral

Question 9

What is the name given to the rounded elevation at the end of the transverse apophysis or transverse process?

Answer 9

the transverse tubercle

Question 10

What will cause the transverse process/transverse apophysis to alter its initial direction in the cervical region?

Answer 10

cervical spinal nerves are pulled forward to form the cervical and brachial nerve plexuses thus remodeling the transverse process to accommodate their new position

Question 11

What will cause the transverse process/transverse apophysis to alter its initial direction in the thoracic region?

Answer 11

the growth of the lungs remodel the shape of the ribs which in turn push the transverse processes backward

Question 12

What is the name given to the joint formed between articular facets of a vertebral couple?

Answer 12

zygapophysis

Question 13

What is the name given to the part of the vertebra forming the pre-zygapophysis?

Answer 13

the superior articular process or superior articular apophysis

Question 14

What is the name given to the part of the vertebra forming the post-zygapophysis?

Answer 14

the inferior articular process or inferior articular apophysis

Question 15

What will form the posterior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

Answer 15

the inferior articular process/post-zygapophysis, the superior articular process/pre-zygapophysis, the capsular ligament, and the ligamentum flavum

Question 16

What will form the superior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

Answer 16

the inferior vertebral notch or inferior vertebral incisure

Question 17

What will form the inferior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

Answer 17

the superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral incisure

Question 18

What will form the anterior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

Answer 18

the vertebral body of the segment above, the vertebral body of the segment below, the intervertebral disc, and the posterior longitudinal ligament

Question 19

All lamina are oriented in what direction?

Answer 19

Posterior and median