Exam 1 Flashcards
transverse foramen of atlas
vertebral vessels and nerves
alar foramen of atlas
vertebral artery and ventral branch of first cervical spinal nerve
lateral vertebral foramen of atlas
vertebral artery, after passage through alar foramen, then enters vertebral canal. and the first cervical spinal nerve: divides after
first cervical spinal nerve
courses from the vertebral canal, through the lateral vertebral foramen, and then divide into dorsal and ventral branches. the ventral branch courses through the alar foramen
transverse foramen of axis
vertebral vessels and nerves
lateral vertebral foramen of axis
second cervical spinal nerve
transverse foramina of cervical vertebrae
course through the transverse processes of C1-C6, vertebral vessels and nerves
caudal costal fovea
body of C7 for articulation with the head of the first rib
transverse process of C7
undivided and does not have a transverse foramen
superficial cervical fascia
covers the superficial muscles of the neck and blends with the cutaneous colli muscle. inserts: nuchal ligament dorsally
deep cervical fascia
2 layers: superficial and deep superficial attaches: wing of the atlas, longissimus capitis, lingissimus atlantis, and scalenus moar
cutaneous colli m.
O: manubrium
I: blend into superficial cervical fascia and brachiocephalicus m.
A: moves the skin of the ventral surface of the neck
external jugular v.
located in the jugular groove for furrow
jugular groove or furrow
dorsal boundary: brachiocephalicus m.
ventral boundary: sternocephalicus m.
brachiocephalicus m.
2 parts: cleidocephalicus and cleidobrachialis
