Day 10 Flashcards
What is the name given to the joint formed between articular facets of a vertebral couple?
the zygapophysis
What will cause the transverse process/ transverse apophysis to alter its initial direction in the thoracic region
the growth of the lungs remodel the shape of the ribs which in turn push the transverse processes backward
What is the name given to the bone surface at the front of the zygapophysis?
the superior articular facet
What is the name given to the bone surface at the back of a zygapophysis?
the inferior articular facet
What names are given to the part of the vertebra which supports the front of the zygapophysis?
the superior articular apophysis, the superior articular process, or the pre-zygapophysis
What names are given to the part of the vertebra which supports the back of the zygapophysis?
the inferior articular apophysis, the inferior articular process, or the post-zygapophysis
What will for the posterior boundary of a typical 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 intervertebral foramen?
the superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral incisure
What will form the inferior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen/
the superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral incisure
What will form the anterior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?
the vertebral body of the segment above, the vertebral body of the segment below, the intervertebral disc, and the posterior longitudinal ligament
What is the method of calculating the angle of the spinous process/spinous apophysis?
calculate the angle formed between the undersurface of the spinous process/spinous apophysis and the horizontal plane
What is the name given to the normal overlap of spinous processes or spinous apophyses as seen on X-ray?
imbircation
What is the orientation of the spinous process/spinous apophysis at each region of the spine?
cervical- slight angle inferiorly
thoracic- noticeable angle inferiorly
lumbar- no inferior angle
What is the typical shape/outline of the vertebral foramen at each region of the spinal column/vertebral column?
cervical- triangular; thoracic- oval; lumbar- triangular; sacrum- triangular
