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8/6 Questions cont. Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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What muscle attaches to the typical cervical vertebral body?

A

the longus colli muscle

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2
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What is the orientation and angulation of the pedicle of a typical cervical?

A

posterolateral, 45 degrees

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3
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At what location on the vertebral body of a typical cervical will the pedicle attach?

A

to the side and in the center of the vertebral body

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4
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What ligament attaches to the lamina of a typical cervical?

A

ligamentum flavum

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5
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What joint classification will be associated with the ligamentum flavum and its attachment?

A

fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis

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6
Q

Ossification of the ligamentum flavum at the attachment site on the lamina will result in what feature?

A

para-articular processes

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7
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Ossification of the ligamentum flavum at the attachment site on the lamina will be associated with which classification of bone?

A

accessory bone

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8
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What is the outline of the vertebral foramen of a typical cervical vertebra?

A

heart-shaped or triangular

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9
Q

Which is the greatest diameter of the vertebral foramen of typical cervicals?

A

transverse

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10
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What soft tissue diameter mimics the outline of the typical cervical vertebral foramen?

A

the transverse diameter of the cervical enlargement of the spinal cord

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11
Q

The greatest transverse diameter of the typical cervical vertebra occurs at?

A

C6

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12
Q

The greatest frequency of osteophytes associated with the vertebral body occurs at which typical cervical vertebral couple?

A

C5/C6

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13
Q

List, in order, the osseous parts of the typical cervical vertebra transverse process beginning at the vertebral body?

A 
costal element
anterior tubercle
costotransverse bar
posterior tubercle
true transverse process
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14
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What muscle will attach to the anterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra?

A

anterior scalene, longus capitis, longus colli, anterior intertransversarii

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15
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What muscles may attach to the posterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra?

A

splenius cervicis, iliocostalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis, levator scapula, middle scalene, posterior scalene, rotators and posterior intertransversarii

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16
Q

What muscle will attach to the costotransverse bar?

A

middle scalene and posterior intertransversarii

17
Q

What produces the primary tension on the transverse process that will cause remodeling in the anterolateral and inferior direction?

A

cervical spinal nerves as they are directed anterolaterally and inferiorly to form the cervical and branchial plexuses

18
Q

What is the name given to the superior margin of the costotransverse bar?

A

sulcus for the ventral primary ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

19
Q

What is the orientation and angulation of a typical cervical transverse process?

A

60 degrees anterolaterally (from midsaggital plane), 15 degrees inferiorly (from the horizontal plane)

20
Q

What is the name given to the modification of the anterior tubercle of the C6 transverse process?

A

the carotid tubercle

21
Q

What will cause remodeling of the anterior tubercle at C6?

A

the common carotid artery

22
Q

What will occupy the typical cervical vertebra transverse foramen?

A

the vertebral artery, vertebral venous plexus and postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers

23
Q

What is the name of the surface feature observed between the ends of the articular pillar?

A

the groove/sulcus for the dorsal ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

24
Q

What is the classical angulation of typical cervical articular facets?

A

40-45 degrees from the coronal plane

25
Q

Recent work suggests what angulation for typical cervical articular facets?

A

55 to 60 degrees

26
Q

What is the orientation of the typical cervical superior articular facet?

A

backward, upward, medial (BUM)

27
Q

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

A

forward, lateral, downward (FoLD)

28
Q

What muscles will attach to typical cervical articular processes?

A

the longissimus capitis, longissimus cervicis, semispinalis capitis, semispinalis cervicis, multifidis and rotators

29
Q

What muscles blend with the capsular ligament of cervical zygapophyses?

A

the semispinalis capitis, multifidis and rotator longus

30
Q

What is the joint classification for the typical cervical zygapophysis?

A

synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia) joint

31
Q

What modifications of the synovial joint are observed in the cervical spine?

A

meniscoidal folds

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