9/2 Questions Exam 2

Question 1

What muscles will attach to the typical lumbar spinous process?

Answer 1

latissimus dorsi
serratus posterior inferior 
iliocostalis lumborum
longissimus thoracis
spinalis thoracis
multifidis
rotator longus
rotator brevis
interspinalis

Question 2

What is the appearance of the fifth lumbar vertebral body from the lateral view?

Answer 2

anterior height is greater than posterior height by several millimeters; it appears to form a wedge on a lateral X-ray view

Question 3

How many joint surfaces are present on the vertebral body of the fifth lumbar?

Answer 3

6

Question 4

How many synovial joint surfaces are present on the vertebral body of the fifth lumbar?

Answer 4

none

Question 5

How many cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis joint surfaces are present on the vertebral body of L5?

Answer 5

2

Question 6

How many fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis joint surfaces are present on the vertebral body of L5?

Answer 6

4

Question 7

What muscle(s) attach to the fifth lumbar vertebral body?

Answer 7

psoas major

Question 8

what ligaments attach the vertebral body to the transverse process?

Answer 8

corporotransverse ligaments

Question 9

What are the types of Hofmann ligaments?

Answer 9

anterior Hofmann ligaments
posterior Hofmann ligaments
lateral Hofmann ligaments
proximal root sleeve ligaments

Question 10

What accounts for the shortness of the L5 transverse process?

Answer 10

the hip/innominate bones diminish the available space in the transverse plane

Question 11

Congenital elongation of the lumbar accessory process results in what feature?

Answer 11

styloid process

Question 12

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

Answer 12

the mammillary process and accessory process of the same segment

Question 13

What muscles may attach to the transverse process of the fifth thoracic vertebra?

Answer 13

psoas major
quadratus lumborum
longissimus thoracis
rotator brevis
rotator longus
intertransversarii

Question 14

What ligaments traditionally attach to the transverse process of the fifth lumbar vertebra?

Answer 14

lumbosacral
iliolumbar
mammillo-accessory ligaments

Question 15

What is the orientation of the fifth lumbar superior articular facet?

Answer 15

backward, upward, medial (BUM); typically concave

Question 16

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

Answer 16

forward, lateral, downward (FoLD); significant convexity

Question 17

What is the name given to the congenital condition in which the fifth lumbar spinous process is elongated, the sacrum exhibits spina bifida, and dorsiflexion produces pain?

Answer 17

Knife Clasp Syndrome

Question 18

What muscles will attach to the fifth lumbar spinous process?

Answer 18

latissimus dorsi
iliocostalis lumborum
longissimus thoracis
multifidis
rotator longus
rotator brevis
interspinalis

Question 19

What part of the sacral ala is derived from the costal element?

Answer 19

the anterior two-thirds

Question 20

How many fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis joint surfaces are present on the S1 vertebral body?

Answer 20

4

Question 21

How many joint surfaces are present on the vertebral body of the first sacral segment?

Answer 21

5

Question 22

What muscle(s) may attach to the first sacral vertebral body?

Answer 22

psoas major

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Baastrup’s syndrome or kissing spines