Cervical Flashcards

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Atlas

C1 - 1st cervical vertebrae

One of the 7 cervical vertebrae of vertebral collumn

Irregular vertebrae
-no vertebral body or spinous process

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Axis

C2 vertebrae

Split spinous process

Dens - prominent superior projection from body

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3
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How many cervical vertebrae are there

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7

C1 (atlas) - C7

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4
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Is the cervical curvature concave or convex?

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Convex

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5
Q

Name the bone and the highlighted landmark

A

Axis
C-2

Dens

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6
Q

Name the bone

A

Atlas
C-1

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