Cervical Region Flashcards
List in order, the osseous parts of the typical cervical vertebra transverse process beginning at the vertebral body
Costal element, anterior tubercle, costotransverse bar posterior tubercle, true transverse process
What muscle will attach to the anterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra
Anterior Scalene, longus capitis, longus colli, anterior intertransversarii
What muscles may attach to the posterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebrae
splenius cervicis, iliocostalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis, levator scapula, middle scalene, posterior scalene, rotators and posterior intertransversarii
What muscles attach to the costotransverse bar
middle scalene and posterior intertransversarii
What is the name given to the collective rib-forming region
the pleurapophysis
What is the name given to the superior margin of the costotransverse bar
sulcus for the anterior primary ramus of a cervical spinal nerve
What is the orientation and angulation of a typical cervical transverse process
60 degrees anteriolaterally (from midsagittal plane), 15 degrees inferiorly (from the horizontal plane)
What is the name given to the modification of the anterior tubercle of the C6 transverse process
the carotid tubercle
What will cause remodeling of the anterior tubercle at C6
the common carotid artery
What will occupy the typical cervical vertebrae transverse foramen
the vertebral artery, vertebral venous plexus and postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers
What is the name of the surface feature observed between the ends of the articular pillar
the grove/sulcus for the dorsal ramus of a cervical nerve
What is the classic angulation of typical cervical articular facets
40-45 degrees from the coronal plane
recent work suggests what angulation for typical cervical articular facets
55-60 degrees
What is the orientation of a typical cervical superior articular facet
BUM backward upward and medial
What is the orientation of a typical cervical inferior articular facet
FoLD forward lateral and down
What muscles will attach to typical cervical articular processes
The longissimus capitis, longissimus cervicis, semispinalis capitis, semispinalsi cervicis, multifidus and rotator longus
Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will be similar for what cervical vertebral couples
C2-C3
C3-C4
C4-C5 vertebral couples
Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will begin to decrease at what cervical vertebral couple
the C5/C6 vertebral couple
What is the usual condition for the Caucasian typical cervical spinous process
They are bifid
What is the usual condition for the African American typical cervical spinous process
they are non-bifid
What muscles may attach to the typical cervical spinous process
the spinalis cervicis, semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis thoracis, multifidis, rotators and interspinalis
What forms the unique anterior boundary of the intervertebral foramen for the C4 spinal nerve
The lateral groove of C3 and uncinate process of C4 forming the joint of Luschka
What produces the primary tension on the transverse process that will cause remodeling in the anterolateral and inferior directions
cervical spinal nerves as they are directed anterolaterally and inferiorly to form the cervical and brachial plexuses
What part of the peripheral nerve system is observed in the transverse foramen of typical cervical vertebrae
post-ganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers of the autonomic (involuntary or visceral) nerve system
What will inflluence spinal kinematics
geometry of articular facets, mechanical properties of connective tissue, mechanical properties of muscle
what should be carefully considered when applying research results to a population
The condition of the subject material, age range of the population the method of measurement
What will form the anterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen
the lateral groove and vertebral body of the segment above, the uncinate process and vertebral body of the segment below, the intervertebral disc and the posterior longitudinal ligament
What will for the posterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen
the inferior articular process (post zygapophysis), the superior articular process (pre-zygapophysis), the capsular ligament and the ligamentum flavum
What will form the superior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen
the inferior vertebral notch or inferior vertebral incisure
What will form the inferior boundary of a typicl cervical intervertebral foramen
the superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral inscisure
What will form the unique anterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen
the uncinate process of the segment below and lateral groove of the segment above forms the joint of Luschka
What forms the unique anterior boundary of the intervertebral foramen for the C4 spinal nerve
the lateral groove of C3 and uncinate process of C4 forming the joint of Luschka
