Cervical 2A Flashcards
Closing restrictions in the cervical spine are restrictions of what movement primarily?
Extension
Opening restrictions of the c spine have what movement involved
Flexion
A closing restriction will be on the ____ side of the pain
Same side of the pain
An opening restriction will be on the ___ side of the pain
Opposite
Rotation and sidebending are coupled how in the upper c spine?
Contralateral
Rotation and sidebending are coupled how in the upper c spine?
Ipsilateral
Where is the vertebral artery most vulnerable to compression and stretching
C1-C2
What cervical nerves refer up to the head and neck?
Which go down to the arms and shoulders?
C1-c3
C4-c8
The C4 disk is between what 2 vertebrae?
C4 and c5
(discs are names for the vertebrae above them)
The TP of the cervical spine is found at the _____ level compared to the SP
Same
How does the upper cervical spine move in relation to the lower cervical spine?
Opposite
Ex: lower c spine flexion is paired with upper c spine extension
The dorsal ramus of c2 is commonly compressed with what movement
C spine ext
What structures are implicated as the primary cause of cervicogenic headaches
OA joint, AA joint, C2 spinal nerve
The transverse ligament does what?
It’s a part of the cruciform ligament and it controls C1 and C2
The alar ligament is at what joint
C0 and C1
The transverse ligament passes along the ____ surface of the axis (C2)‘s dens/odontoid process
Posterior surface
