Back 1/3 Flashcards
How many sacral vertebrae?
5
How many coccygeal vertebrae?
3-5, depending on the person
What 2 places on the normal body would you find Lordosis?
Cervical and Lumbar
What two places on the body would you find Kyphosis?
Thoracic and Sacral
Lordoses concave _____
posteriorily
Kyphoses concave _____
anteriorly
______ and ______ = Vertebral Arch
Pedicles and laminae
Name 1-4
- Pedicle
- Lamina
- Spinous Process
- Vertebral Foramen
Name 5-9
- Transverse Process
- Inferior Articular Process and Facet
- Spinous Process
- Superior Articular Process and Facet
- Vertebral Body
Name 1 and 2.
- Intervertebral Foramen
- Zygapophyseal (Facet) joint
What is another name for a Facet joint
Zygapophyseal joint
Name 1-4
- Uncinate Processes
- Spinous Process
- Vertebral Foramen
- Transverse foramen
What is unique about the cervical spinous processes?
Bifid, divided into two parts
Name 1-4
- Facet for head of rib
- Transverse Costal Facet
- Demifacet for head of rib (inferior)
- Demifacet for head of rib (superior)
What levels would you find this?
T1, T9-T12
What levels would you find this?
T2-T8
Name 1-3
- Costal Head
- Neck
- Tubercle
Name 1-4
- Mammilary Process (on superior articular process)
- Accessory Process (on Transverse process)
- Mammilary Process (on superior articular process)
- Lumbar Transverse process
Name 1-4
- Anterior Sacral Foramina
- Coccyx
- Ala
- Promontory
Name 1-4
- Median Sacral Crest
- Lateral Sacral Crest
- Sacral Cornua
- Posterior Sacral Foramina
Name 5-8
- Sacral Hiatus
- Sacral canal
- Auricular surface
- Superior articular processes and facets
Name 1-2
- Apex of the coccyx
- Coccygeal cornua
There are intervertebral disc between every pair except _____
C1-C2
Anulus fibrosus arrives from ______
schlerotome
Nucleus pulposus derived from _____
notochord
Label 1 and 2
- Anulus fibrosus
- Nucleus pulposus
Compression of the vertebrae puts pressure on the ______.
Nucleus pulposus
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (HPN) is a….
Slipped disc
Extension is terms of the back is…..
Extension of the sagittal plane (leaning backwards) Facets joint close
Flexion in terms of the back is…..
Flexion of the sagittal plane (leaning forward) facet joints open
Name 2 causes of excessive thoracic kyphosis
Osteoporosis and compression fractures
Excessive lumbar lordosis may occur due to (3 things)
- Pregnancy
- Carrying excess belly fat
- Lack of abdominal muscle tone
Lumbar lordosis often ______ when muscles of the back are spasming
Diminishes
Scoliosis is abnormal ________ ______ of the spine. Usually also involves ________
lateral curvature, rotation
Label 1-4 ligaments
- Anterior longitudinal
- Intertransverse
- Interspinous
- Supraspinous
Label. What did Dr. Ward say to remember specifically about this ligament?
Posterior Longitudinal ligament. That it is in inside the vertebrae aka NOT the most posterior ligament of the bunch
Label. What is “special” about this ligament?
Ligamentum flavum, ligament is pretty elastic
Which ligament is the most posterior?
Supraspinous
Label
- Nuchal ligament
______ is a large surface for cervical muscle attachment
Nuchal ligament
The broad, midline ______ ligament fans out from the skull, across the cervical and upper thoracic spinous processes.
Nuchal
In the thoracic region, what is the role of the ligaments?
Connect the ribs to vertebrae
________ of head of the rib connects to vertebral facets/demifacets
Radiate ligament of head of the rib
Label
Radiate ligament of head of the rib
_______ connect transverse processes of L4 and L5 to the ilium
Iliolumbar ligaments
Label 1 and 2
- Supraspinous ligament
- Iliolumbar ligaments
Suboccipital muscles stretch between ______, ______ and _______.
Axis-C2
Atlas -C1
Skull
What is another name for the Atlanto-Occipital Joint. What is it primary role?
C1- Atlas, Flexion and Extension
Label 1-4
- Anterior Tubercle C1
- Posterior Tubercle C1
- Superior Facet C1
- Occipital Condyle
What is another name for the Atlanto- Axial Joint?
Axis- C2
Label 1-4
- Spinous Process C2
- Body of C2
- Dens
- Superior Facet C2
Label 1-3
- Anterior Tubercle C1
- Inferior Facet C1
- Posterior Tubercle C1
The _______ continues to the skull, covering the dens.
posterior longitudinal ligament
Dens is tethered to the _________ and ______ by ligaments that keep it in place while allowing rotation
Occipital bone and atlas
Label 1 and 2
- Posterior Atlanto-Axial Membrane
- Posterior Atlanto-Occipital Membrane