Chapter 9 Flashcards
How many vertebrae are there in the lumbar spine?
5
10-15% of people have 6
Characteristics of lumbar vertebrae
Small transverse process
Spinous process is the level of the inferior disk space
Larger than cervical and thoracic vertebrae
What view is used to see the intervertebral foramina?
Lateral
What makes up the intervertebral foramina?
Superior and inferior vertebral notches of the pedicles
What position is used to see upper Z-joints? Lower Z-joints?
Upper vertebrae - 50 degree oblique
Lower vertebrae - 30 degree oblique
How is the apex pointed on the Sacrum?
Pointed downward
How many sets of pelvic sacral foramina are there?
4
What helps form the wall of the inlet of the true pelvis
Promontory
What is a continuation of the vertebral canal and contains sacral nerves
Sacral canal
What forms the median sacral crest
Fused spinal processes of the sacral vertebrae
The sacrum articulates with the pelvis at the:
Auricular surface (resembles the auricle of the ear)
SI joint opens obliquely at about:
30 degrees
CR for AP L-spine
L4-L5
Patient position for oblique lumbar
45 degrees
CR for oblique lumbar
L3
1.5” above crest, 2” medial to upside ASIS
What joints are shown in oblique lumbar?
Z joints
Are upside or downside joints shown in posterior oblique?
Downside
Are upside or downside joints shown in anterior oblique?
Upside
What position is used when you see Scottie Dogs
Oblique
CR for lateral lumber
Iliac crest, L4-L5