Anatomy Week 3 Flashcards
How many vertebrae are there?
7 Cervical 12 thoracic 5 lumbar 5 sacral 4 coccygeal
What region are these vertebrae found in: small pedicles and long spinous processes, more vertical facet joints, ROM limited; ribs/vertebrae connections are the long spinouis processes?
Thoracic region
What region are these vertebrae found in: longer, wider pedicles and the spinous processes are horizontal and more horizontal facet joints 90?
Lumbar region
What joints stabilise the spinal column whilst allowing movement, have superior and inferior articulations, are synovial joints and have hyaline cartilage?
Facet joints
What marks the upper cervical region?
C1+2
What vertebrae has no body and articulates with the occiput of the skull?
C1 - Atlas
What vertebra has a dens process?
C2 - Axis
Where is the greatest risk of injury in the spine?
At cervico-thoracic and thoraco-lumbar junctions
What is responsible for secondary curvature of the spine?
Intervertebral discs
Name the five ligaments of the spine?
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
- Posterior longitudinal ligament
- Ligamentum flavum - link vertebral laminae
- Supraspinous ligament
- Intraspinous ligament
What is the 3 column theory of denis?
1 column injured = stable
2 columns injured = maybe unstable
3 columns injured = unstable
What is the intermediate muscle of the spine?
Serratus posterior, superior and inferior
What is the origin and insertion of serratus muscles in spine?
Origin: spinous processes
Insertion: Ribs
Name the 4 superficial muscles of the spine?
- Trapezius
- Latissimus dorsi
- Rhomboid minor and major
- Levatus scapularis
What is the origin of trapezius, insertion and innervation?
Origin; spinous processes - T12
Insertion: occiput, spine of scapula
Innervation: accessory nerve
What superficial muscle of the spine elevates and depresses the scapula and retracts the scapula?
Trapezius
What is the origin, insertion and innervation of latissimus dorsi?
origin: spinous processes and pelvis
insertion: humerus
innervation: C6, C7, C8
What superficial spine muscle adducts, extends and internally rotates the humerus?
Latissimus dorsi
What is the origin of rhomboid major and minor?
MINOR: spinous processes C7/T1
MAJOR: spinous processes T2-T5
What are the insertions of rhomboid major, minor and the innervation too?
Insertions - medial border of scapula
Innervation - dorsal scapula nerve (C3/C4)
What muscles keep the scapula against the thoracic wall and retract it too?
Rhomboid major and minor
What are the origin, insertions and innervation of levatus scapularis?
Origin: transverse processes C1
Insertion: superior angle of scapula
Innervation: branches C4/C5
What superficial muscle elevates the scapula?
Levatus scapularis
What is the function of the deep muscles in the spine?
Movement of vertebral column and posture
What are the main deep uscles of the spine?
Erector spinae muscles
What erector spinae muscles are laterally, in between and medially?
Laterally - iliocostalis
In between - Longisimus thoracis
Medially - spinalis thoracis
What are the origin, insertion and innervation of erector spinae muscles?
Origin: occipit of skull
Insertion: pelvis
Innervation: posterior rami of the spinal nerves
What are the two parts of grey matter?
Posterior and anterior horns
What are the two parts of white matter?
Ascending and descending tracts
What is the origin of myotomes and dermotomes?
Spinal cord
What are muscles controlled by the motor element of the nerve root from a specific level?
Myotomes
What are skin sensations supplied by the sensory element of the nerve root from a specific level?
Dermatomes
What way are sensory tracts travelling in white matter?
Ascending
What way are motor tracts travelling in white matter?
Descending
Where does the descending crossed pyramidal motor tract cross?
At medullary level and descends spine on contralateral side of cord
What side does an uncrossed pyrimidal descending motor tract travel?
Ipsilateral side and crosses at same level it exits the cord - so exits from the contralateral side
What are two ascending sensory tracts?
Posterior and anterior spinocerebellar tracts
What tracts ascend the spine on the ipsilateral side of cord, enter cerebellum and carry information relating to proprioception?
Posterior and anterior spinocerebellar tracts
What two ascending sensory tracts enter then ascend the spine on the ispilateral side, then cross and ascend the spine on the contralateral side of cord, enter thalamus and carry information relating to pain and temperature?
Lateral and anterior spinothelamic tracts