Anatomy Updated Flashcards
Long bone - definition and example?
Longer than it is wide
Femur, Humerus, Tibia, Fibula
Short bone - definition and example?
Shorter than it is wide
Metatarsals, Tarsals
Flat bone - definition and example?
Flat surface
Scapular
Irregular - definition and example?
Doesn’t fit into any other category
Vertebrae
Sesamoid - definition and example?
Small, round and flat
Patella
Epiphysis - location?
Proximal and distal
Areas of the long bone
Diaphysis - location?
The long shaft of the long bone
Cortical bone - characteristic and function?
Compact bone
Gives strength to the bone
Weight bearing
Trabecular bone - characteristic and function?
Cancellous and spongy bone
Reduces chance of shatter
Integrity
Bone marrow - Location? Age differences? stem cells?
Medullary cavity
Changes with age: red in children and yellow in adults
Red has more stem cells
Yellow has less
Osteoporosis - definition? dental application?
Thinner bone
More brittle
Related to alveolar bone, mandible and maxilla
Possible fractures
Cervical vertebrae - articular facet orientation? permitted movements?
Articular facets orientated superior/inferior
Movement: rotation, extension and flexion
Thoracic vertebrae - articular facet orientation? permitted movements?
Articular facets orientated coronally
Limited rotation, left and right
Lumbar vertebrae - articular facet orientation? permitted movements?
Articular facets orientated sagittally
Flexion and extension but limited rotation
Atlas/axis - vertebrae? special anatomy? function?
Cervical C1/C2 Atypical vertebrae Odontoid process Pivot on axis to allow rotation No spines but arches
The thoracic wall - located? # of vertebrae and ribs? suprasternal notch located? sternal angle located? xiphisternal joint located? costal margin located?
Located in the thoracic cavity
12 thoracic vertebrae and 12 ribs
Sternum landmarks:- suprasternal notch (T2/3), sternal angle (T4/5), xiphisternal joint (T9) and costal margin (10th rib/L3)
Typical anatomy of the rib - Anatomy?
Middle rib:- superior and inferior articular facets (for ventral body), head, neck, tubercle, articular facets (transverse process of vertebrae), angle and costal groove
How to count the ribs - Process?
Start at the middle of the clavicle and count down
The anatomy of the sternum - articulation sites?
Articular sites for:- clavicle- rib I, II, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII
transverse ridges
xiphoid process
Articulation with the vertebrae - Joint anatomy? held together by? located between?
Anatomy: rib enters the vertebrae-connected by a joint capsule/cavity held together by the intra-articular ligament
between the vertebrae are discs
Joints of thoracic cage - examples? think cage bones?
manubriosternal joint (symphysis) (in sternum) fibrocartilaginous joint synovial joint xiphisternal joint (symphysis) interchondral joints
Muscles of the thorax - Types?
External intercostal
Internal intercostal
Innermost intercostal
Intercostal nerves - Names and location?
Intercostal nerve branches to: anterior primary rami of thoracic nerves posterior branch lateral cutaneous branch anterior branch small collateral branch lateral branch medial branch anterior cutaneous branch
Respiratory movements - Rib movements (middle rib and sternal rib)
Middle rib: superior and anterior movement of sternum (pump handle)
Rib at sternum: elevation of lateral shaft of rib (bucket handle)
Pleura and pleural cavity - derivation? visceral and parietal location? attachments? pleural cavity definition? pleura produce and function? surface tension provides?
Pleura:
mesothelial lining of each hemithorax derived from embryonic coelomic lining
Visceral pleura (lung)
parietal pleura (wall)
Costal, diaphragmatic, mediastinal and cervical attachment
Pleural cavity: space between visceral and parietal pleura
Capillary layer of serous fluid produced by mesothelium, reduces friction
Surfaces tension provides cohesion between lung and thoracic wall
Superior mediastinum - vessels? resp? lymph? nerves?
great vessel trachea oesophagus thoracic duct two vagi left recurrent laryngeal nerve phrenic nerves
Anterior mediastinum - gland?
- thymus
Middle mediastinum - organ? - vessels? resp? nerves?
- heart- pericardium- vessels, bronchi and nerves
Posterior mediastinum - - vessels? resp? nerves?
- oesophagus- aorta- vagus nerve
Diaphragm - Attachments? Ligaments? Openings T8, T10 and T12 and passage? Nerve supply (motor and sensory)?
Attachments:
- vertebral (from right crust and left crust)
- costal (from inner aspect of lower 6 ribs)
- sternal (from deep surfaces of xiphisternum)
Ligaments:
- medial, lateral and median
Openings:
Aortic (T12):
transmits abdominal aorta, thoracic duct and azygos vein
Oesophageal (T10):
transmits oesophagus, left gastric arterial branches and vein and 2 vagi
Inferior Vena Cava (T8);
transmits IVC and right phrenic nerve
Nerve supply:
motor: - phrenic C3/4/5)
sensory: - phrenic central and intercostal nerve
Lymphatic drainage - thoracic duct (drainage)? and right lymphatic duct (drainage)?
Thoracic duct:
from cisterna chyli to left brachiocephalic vein- drains abdomen and left thorax
Right thorax by right lymphatic duct
Name the cranial nerves? I-XII
CN I - olfactory CN II - optic CN III - oculomotor CN IV - trochlear CN V - trigeminal CN VI - abducens CN VII - facial CN VIII - vestibulocochlear CN IX - glossopharyngeal CN X - vagus CN XI - accessory CN XII - hypoglossal
Olfactory nerve - passage?
Cribriform plate
Optic canal - what passes through it? (2)
Optic nerve
Ophthalmic canal from the internal carotid artery
Superior orbital fissure - what passes through it? (4)
Abducens nerve VI
Trochlear nerve IV
Oculomotor nerve III
Ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve V1
Inferior orbital fissure - what passes through it? (1)
Infraorbital nerve forms from the maxillary division of trigeminal nerve
Foramen rotundum - what passes through it? (1)
Maxillary division of trigeminal nerve V2
Foramen ovale - what passes through it? (1)
Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve V3
Foramen spinosum - what passes through it? (artery)
Middle meningeal artery
Foramen lacerum - what passes through it?
Covered by cartilage
Internal carotid artery runs above the foramen
Carotid canal - what passes through it? (1)
Internal carotid artery
Stylomastoid foramen - what passes through it? (1)
Facial nerve (extracranial part) after it leaves the superior orbital fissure
Internal acoustic meatus - what passes through it? (2)
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Facial nerve
Jugular foramen - what passes through it? (V and N) (4)
Internal jugular vein (and sigmoid sinus)
glossopharyngeal nerve
vagus nerve
accessory nerve
Hypoglossal canal - what passes through it?
Hypoglossal nerve
Foramen magnum - what passes through it? (3)
Spinal cord
Vertebral arteries
Spinal accessory nerve
Foramina of the mandible - branches of the mandibular nerve branch of trigeminal nerve? passage of the trigeminal nerve (foramen, split, supply, exits, forms)?
Branches: auriculotemporal, inferior alveolar, lingual and buccal nerves
Course: starts as a branch of the trigeminal nerve and passes out of the superior orbital fissure enters the mandibular foramen splits into the inferior alveolar nerve and supplies the teeth exits via the mental foramen forming the mental nerve
Foramina of the hard palate - incisive fossa? greater/lesser palatine foramen?
Incisive fossa - anterior palatine branch of the nasopalatine nerve
Greater palatine foramen - greater palatine nerve
Lesser palatine foramen - lesser palatine nerve
CN I - name? function? foramen?
Olfactory
Smell
Enters Cribriform plate
CN II - name? function? foramen?
Optic
Sight
Enters Optic canal
CN III - name? function? foramen?
Oculomotor
Moves the eye
Exits superior orbital fissure
CN IV - name? function? foramen?
Trochlear
Moves the eye down
Exits superior orbital fissure
CN V - name? function? foramen (V1/2/3)
Trigeminal Sensation to the face, and masticatory muscles V1 - enter superior orbital fissure V2 - enters via foramen rotundum V3 - enters foramen ovale
CN VI - name? function? foramen?
Abducens
Move eye laterally, innervates lateral rectus muscle
Exit via superior orbital fissure
CN VII - name? function? foramen?
Facial Muscle of facial expression Taste (tongue) Tear and salivary ducts Stapedius muscles (dampen sound) Exits internal acoustic meatus and the stylomastoid foramen
CN VIII - name? function? foramen?
Vestibulocochlear
Balance and hearing
Exits internal acoustic meatus
CN IX- name? function? foramen?
Glossopharyngeal
Tongue, pharynx sensation and innervates stylopharyngeus
Exits via jugular foramen
CN X - name? function? foramen?
Vagus
Parasympth innervation
Exits via jugular foramen
CN XI - name? function? foramen?
Accessory
Spinal portion innervates SCM and trapezius,
Cranial portion runs with vagus
Exits via jugular foramen
CN XII - name? function? foramen?
Hypoglossal
All tongue muscles bar 1 (palatoglossus)
Exits via hypoglossal canal
Vertebral foramina - Why is it large?
Due to the spinal cord being large, as the nerves have not shoot off to the limbs
Vertebral artery and vein entering the vertebrae?
Artery at C6
Vein at C7
Atlanto-occipital joint - Where? Motion? flexibility how?
Where: C1 and occipital bone
Motion: nodding little lateral neck flexion and rotation Characteristics: anterior and posterior atlanto-occipital membranes thin loose capsules (for flexibility)
Atlantoaxial joints - Where? Motion? 2 types of joints?
Where: C1 with C2
Motion: rotation
Characteristics: one pair of gliding joints and a single pivot joint dens of axis
Ligaments of the (atlantoaxial) odontoid process - transverse ligaments function? alar ligaments function? transverse ligaments split and form?
Transverse ligament of atlas holds the odontoid process Alar ligaments also aid the dens (from the dens to the occipital bone) for stability
Transverse ligaments have 2 bands: superior (occipital) and inferior (C2) longitudinal band - all together form the cruciate ligament
Occipitoaxial ligament complex - apical attachments? alar attachments? transverse attachments? complex covered by to become?
Apical ligament attached to the dens to C1
Alar ligaments from the dens to C1
Transverse ligaments covers the dens and the inferior and posterior bands attach occipital and C2 (forming the cruciate ligament)
The complex is fully covered by the tectorial membrane, becomes the posterior longitudinal ligament
Spinal nerves? # of nerves? 7 vertebrae and 8 nerves? Nerve supply (1)? Arterial supply (3)?
Neural foramina of cervical spine allow exit of cervical spinal nerves which are C1-8
First nerve comes out before C1 and so extra nerve at the bottom
Nerve supply: dorsal rami
Arterial supply: vertebral, ascending thoracic and deep cervical arteries (1 anterior and 2 posterior spinal arteries)
Cervical nerves - Numbers and roles 1-8?
C1 and C2: head and neck C3: diaphragm C4: upper body muscles C5 and C6: wrist extensors C7: triceps C8: hands
Names of cervical fractures - Jefferson T1/2/3? Hangman?
Jefferson: - type 1 is fracture of tip - type 2 is fracture of neck - type 3 is fracture of body C1: arch fractures Hangman: through neural arch of axis (between facets)
The neck - function? palpable points?
Connects head to trunk
Palpable points: mandible, mastoid process, hyoid bone, thyroid and cricoid cartilage, transverse process of C1
Neck landmarks - C3? C4/5? C6? T2/4?
C3: Hyoid bone
C4/5: Thyroid cartilage (upper)
C6: Cricoid cartilage and bifurcation of the carotid artery (carotid body for blood pressure)
T2/T4: Isthmus of thyroid gland - over 2nd and 3rd tracheal ring (tracheostomy)
Lower border of the Cricoid (C6) - junction of? pharynx? thyroid? omohyoid? symph gang? carotid?
Junction of larynx with trachea
Pharynx becomes oesophagus
Inferior and middle thyroid enter thyroid gland
Vertebral artery enters the transverse foramen of C Superior belly of the omohyoid crosses the carotid sheet
Level if the middle cervical sympathetic ganglion
Level at which carotid artery can be compressed
Muscular triangles of the neck - Types? Boundaries of post and ant?
Types:
posterior triangle and anterior triangle
Boundaries:
- posterior; post SCM, anterior trapezius and middle third clavicle
- anterior; anterior SCM and inferior mandible
Supplementary muscular triangles - Types?
Types: submental muscular carotid submandibular
Posterior triangle - The roof (fascia, M, V, N) The floor (fascia, M, V, N)? The contents (V, A, N, L)
Roof:
- layer of deep fascia
- superficial fascia
- platysma
- superficial veins
- cutaneous nerves and skin
Floor:
- facial and muscular
- splenius capitis, levator scapula, scalenus (post and anterior)
- covered by prevertebral layer of deep cervical fascia
Contents:
- veins; external jugular (superficial)
- arteries; subclavian, transverse cervical from the thyrocervical trunk and occipital
- nerves; accessory XI, lesser occipital nerve, roots of brachial plexus, cervical plexus and ansa cervicalis
- lymph nodes; posterior articular, occipital and supraclavicular
Nervous content of the posterior triangle - nerves? split by muscle?
Supraclavicular nerves (C3/4) Transverse cervical nerves (C2/3) Accessory nerve XI Lesser and greater occipital nerve Greater auricular nerve (C2/3) Split by: scalene muscle separates the veins and arteries
Internal jugular vein - Clinical use for medicine?
Can give a direct effect on the right side of the heart
Anterior triangle - Roof (M, fascia, N)? Subdivision and split by what muscle?
Roof:
- skin
- superficial fascia
- platysma
- investing layer of deep fascia
- cervical branch if facial nerve and the transverse cutaneous nerves runs across the triangle
Subdivided into 4 triangles by the anterior and posterior bellies of the digastric muscle and the superior belly of the omohyoid (submental, digastric, carotid and muscular triangles)
Muscles of the superficial neck - Trapezius (location, function and innervation)? SCM (location, function and innervation)?
Trapezius: lies at back of posterior triangle, shrugs the shoulder and rotates the glenoid fossa (faces up) innervation by the spinal accessory nerve
Sternocleidomastoid: forms the anterior border of the triangle, action to tilt the head towards the shoulder and rotates the head and face to the opposite side and innervated by the spinal accessory nerve
Cervical fascia - superficial surrounds? deep splits into?
Superficial cervical fascia - surrounds platysma muscle, fat and nerves
Deep cervical fascia; split into investing, pretracheal, prevertebral and carotid sheath
Deep fascia - Investing (content M), Pretracheal (Content), Carotid (content V and N) and Prevertebral (Content)?
Investing fascia: trapezius and sternocleidomastoid Pretracheal: oesophagus, trachea and thyroid gland Carotid fascia: carotid artery, jugular vein, carotid canal, jugular foramen and CN12
Prevertebral fascia: surround vertebral column
Infections of the neck - Infront of investing layer (not spread)? Between investing and pretracheal (spread to)? Behind prevertebral (forms behind, perforate and cause)? Behind oesophagus (spread)?
Infront of investing layer:
- not spread past manubrium
Between investing and pretracheal layer:
- spread to ant thorax and pericardium
Behind prevertebral:
- extend laterally to form abscess behind the sternocleidomastoid
- pus may perforated prevertebral layer and enter retropharyngeal space (bulge in pharynx) causes dysphagia (spread superior mediastinum)
Behind oesophagus: may spread to post and ant mediastinum
Axillary sheath - What is it? What is related to it?
Brachial plexus and subclavian artery emerge, they carry sheath of fascia, which extends into maxilla and called the axillary sheath
Platysma muscle - location? function? innervation?
Located in superficial fascia
Thin muscle which tenses the skin of neck
Supplied by cervical branch of facial nerve (VII)
Infrahyoid muscles - All located? Sternohyoid (function and innervation)? Sternothyroid (function and innervation)? Thyrohyoid (function and innervation)? Omohyoid (split, function and innervation)?
Located inferior to hyoid bone (all)
Sternohyoid: depresses hyoid bone (after swallow) and steadies the hyoid during move, innervated by C1/2/3 from ansa cervicalis
Sternothyroid: deeper than hyoid, open laryngeal orifice and depresses hyoid after swallow, innervated by C2/3, by branch of ansa cervicalis
Thyrohyoid muscle: super cont of sternohy, elevates larynx and depress hyoid, prevent food entering larynx, innervated by C1 via hypoglossal (XII)
Omohyoid: 2 bellies, united by intermediate tendon, connected to clavicle by facial sling, divides the anterior and posterior into smaller triangle, innervated by C1/2/3 by branch of ansa cervicalis, depresses, retracts and steadies hyoid