Exam 2 Atypical Thoracic T12 Flashcards
How many symphysis joints are formed at the vertebral body of T 12
2
How many joints are typically formed at the vertebral body of T 12
Typically 8, 10 if the costocentral stellate radiate ligaments are included
How many synovial joints are formed at the vertebral body of T 12
2
Which muscle is attached to the vertebral body of T 12
Psoas major and psoas minor
What does the lateral tubercle of T 12 represent
The transverse process
What does the superior tubercle of T 12 represent
The mammillary process of lumbar vertebra
What does the inferior tubercle of T 12 represent
The accessory process of lumbar vertebra
What is the location of the lumbar tubercle
It projects laterally from the pars interarticularis of T 12
What joint surface of the typical thoracic transverse process is absent on T 12
The transverse costal facet
What ligaments form the costotransverse joint of the 12th rib
The superior costotransverse ligament from T 11 in the lumbocostal ligament from L1
Which Costotransverse ligaments are attached at T 12
None the capsular superior inferior and lateral costotransverse ligaments lack an attachment to T 12
What muscles attached to the transverse process region of T 12
The longissimus thoracis Semispinalis thoracis Multifidus Rotator longus, brevis Intertransversarii
Which segment is the last to demonstrate a levator costarum longus attachment
T10
What is the orientation of the superior articular facets of T 12
They face backward upward and lateral
What is the orientation of the inferior articular facets of T 12
They face forward downward and lateral
