chapter 2: cervical spine Flashcards
TP of C1 is palpable where
btwn angle of mandible and mastoid process
what is the highest palpable spinous process in cervical spine
C2
which C spine have articular pillars
C2-C7
scalenes originitate where
TP C2-C7
what goes btwn ant and middle scalene
brachial plexus
where do suboccipital muscles insert
at superior nuchal line and involved in OA movement
what ligaments hold the dens in place
associated with what
alar and transverse ligaments
associated with RA, DS, and CT disease
can cause subluxation
posteior longitudinal ligament
connection
function
from C2 to sacrum
stops posterolaterlal diskinestion
gets narrower as you go down spine
anterior longitudinal ligament
funciton
injured in what
injured in whiplash
stops anterior displacement of vertebrae
joints of luschka
aka what
what are they and function
ucinate process
the articulation of the superior uncinate process and the superadjacent vert is known as joint of luschka
superior projections on the lateral aspect of the vertebral bodies that protect nerve root by stoping lateral herniation
where do cervical nerve roots exit
above vert
C1 exits above C1
C8 exits below C7 tho
primary motion of c spine
flexion and extension
primary motion of OA
flexion and extension
main motion of AA
rotation
main motion of C2-C4
rotation
