Cervical

Question 1

Typical cervical vertebra body

Answer 1

• superior surface is concave w 2 unicate processes
• inferior surface is convex w 2 facets
• -> creats uncovertebral joints

Question 2

typical cervical pedicles

Answer 2

• orientated pos. lat.

- spinal nerve passes just above the sup vertebral notch

Question 3

typical cervial laminae

Answer 3

relatively narrow

Question 4

typical cervical transverse processes

Answer 4

directed lat. and ant. and slightly inf.

the transverse foramen for vertebral artery and vein (C7 just accomidates vein)

Question 5

typical cervical Superior articular process

Answer 5

has superior articular facet that is orientated superiorlu and post

Question 6

typical cervical inferior articular process

Answer 6

• has a non articular part that serves for muscle attachments
• articular surface, that is orientated inf and ant.

Question 7

Features of C1

Answer 7

-VB absent

Anterior arch- has facet for the dens
Posterior arch- has groove for the vertebral artery/vein
SA facet- kidney shaped, biconcave, orientated anterior medially
IA facet- round, orientated inf and med.
SP- absent, replaced by post. tubercle
VF- largest (rule of thirds- 1/3 dens, 1/3 spinal cord, 1/3 space)

Question 8

features of axis

Answer 8

VB- location of the dens, ant surface of dens has ant articular facet for atlas
SP- bifid
TP- orientated lat + inf
sup AP- round, orientated sup + lat
inf AP- round/oval, orientated ant + inf

Question 9

features of C7

Answer 9

Longest and most prominent SP

transverse foramina house vertebral veins only

Question 10

features of c6

Answer 10

very large anterior tubercle of TP taht relates in space w common corotid

Question 11

borders of intervetebral foramen

Answer 11

ant- uncovertebral
inf- superior vertebral notch
post- Z joint
sup- inf vertebral notch

Question 12

biomechanics of the cervical spine (most rot, flex, exten)

Answer 12

-overall spine reg w the most rom
c1-c2: greatest deg of axial rot
C2-7: most flex, ex, fair lateral flex

Question 13

Jefferson fracture

Answer 13

fall directly on head

burst fracture of c1

Question 14

hangmans fracture

Answer 14

traumatic spondylosis of C2