ANATOMY 2nd Evals (Sept 8, 2017) Flashcards
Number of processes in a vertebral arch
7 processes
*4 ARTICULAR, 2 TRANSVERSE, 1 SPINOUS
Lumbar Tap
level of POSTERIOR SUPERIOR ILIAC CREST
Sacral Hiatus
failure of laminae to meet at midline
Shorter Height
atrophy of intervertebral disc
Common disc herniation
Cevical (c5,c6) Lumbar (L4, L5)
Where CSF is found
subarachnoid space
hickening of supraspinous ligament and infraspinous ligament happens at
Cervical vertebrae
Covers laminae
ligamentum flavum
Prostat cancer metastases
vertebral venous plexus
f 7th cervical vertebrae has a cervical rib, how many cervical vertebrae do you have
7
Pelvic inlet
Sacral Promontory
Not an action of atlanto-occipital joint
rotation
Muscles used in rotation of thorax
semispinalis
What do you find to inject caudal anesthetics
Sacral hiatus
Characteristics of a lumbar vertebral body
Kidney shaped
What passes through intervertebral foramina
segmental sensory nerve
Characteristics of a cervical vertebra spinous process
small and Bifid
Characteristic of atlas
Has superior articulating facet for odontoid process
Person fell from 20 ft and the ring of atlas was fractured
jefferson’s
Odontoid process represents
c1 body
Where does your spinal cord end
Lower border L1
Foramen transversarium of vertebral prominens
vertebral vein only
Ligament that connect odontoid process to medial surface of occipital condyle
alar ligament
Lumbar lordosis in posterior view
normal
Which of the following is true of the vertebral column
Posterior Convexity of Thoracic vertebra
with disc herniation x ray show
narrowing of space bet vert. bodies
thickest intervertebral disc
cervical or lumbar
Pregnant
lordosis
Superficial muscle of the back
erector spinae muscles (iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis)
L5 displaced anteriorly
spondylolisthesis
Motor function
anterior nerve/rami
Poliomyelitis
scoliosis
Most external covering of spinal cord-
Dura Mater
Connect spine and brain
medulla oblongata
lumbar triangle boarder
latissimus dorsi
ehicular accident, C3- C4 fracture, what to expect
Respiratory Arrest
Narrowing of the cauda equina exhibits symptoms in the
legs
Number of vertebrae
33
Intermediate muscle
multifidus
Queckenstedt’s
blockage of subarachnoid space