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Spinal Anatomy Fall 2015 > Exam 2- Cervical Region > Flashcards

Exam 2- Cervical Region Flashcards

1
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What muscles will attach to the anterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra

A

Anterior scalene, longus capitis, longus Colli, anterior transversarii

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What muscles may attach to the posterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra

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Splenius cervicis, iliocostalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis, lavator scapula, middle scalene, posterior scalene, rotators and posterior intertransversarri

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What muscles will attach to the costotransverse bar

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Middle scalene and posterior intertransversarri

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4
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What is the name given to the collective rib-forming region

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The pleurapophysis

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5
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What produces the primary tension on the transverse process what will cause remodeling in the anterolateral and inferior directions

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Cervical spinal nerves as they are directed anterolaterally and inferiorly to form the cervical and biracial plexuses

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What is the name given to the superior margin of the costotransverse bar

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Sulcus for the central primary ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

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What is the orientation and angulation of a typical cervical transverse process

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60 degrees anterolaterally, 15 degrees inferiorly

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8
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What is the name given to the modification of the anterior scalene tubercle of the C6 transverse process

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The carotid tubercle

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9
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What will cause remodeling of the anterior tubercle at C6

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The common carotid artery

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What will occupy the typical cervical vertebra transverse foramen

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The vertebral artery, vertebral venous plexus and postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers

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What part of the peripheral nerve system is observed in the transverse foramen of typical cervical vertebra

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Postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers of the autonomic nerve system

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What is the name of the surface feature observed between the ends of the articular pillar

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The groove/sulcus for the dorsal ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

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What is the classic angulation for typical cervical articular facets

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40-45 degrees from the coronal plane

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Recent work studies suggest what angulation for typical cervical articular facets

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55-60 degrees

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15
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What is the orientation of the typical cervical superior articular facet

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BUM

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16
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What is the orientation of the typical cervical inferior articular facet

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FoLD

17
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What muscles will attach to typical cervical articular processes

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The longissimus capitis, longissimus cervicis, semispinalis capitis, semispinalis cervicis, multifidis and rotators

18
Q

What muscles blend with the capsular ligament of cervical zygapophysis

A

The semispinalis capitis, multifidis and rotator longus

19
Q

What will influence spinal kinematics

A

Geometry of articular facets, mechanical properties of connective tissue, mechanical properties of muscle

20
Q

The greatest range of flexion-extension among the typical cervical vertebra occurs at which vertebral couple

A

C5/C6

21
Q

What motions are coupled in the cervical spine

A

Lateral bending and axial rotation

22
Q

Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebra will be similar for what cervical vertebral couples

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C2/C3, C3/C4, C4/C5

23
Q

Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will begin to decrease a what cervical vertebral couple

A

C5/C6

24
Q

What is the usual condition for the Caucasian typical cervical spinous process

A

They are bifid

25
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What is the usual condition for the African-American typical cervical spinous process

A

They are non-bifid

26
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What muscles attach to the typical cervical spinous process

A

The spinal is cervicis, semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis thoracis, multifidis, rotators and interspinalis

27
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What will form the anterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen

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The lateral groove and vertebral body of the segment above, the uncinate process and verterbal body of the segment below, the intervertebral disc and the PLL

28
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What will form the posterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen

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The inferior articular process, the superior articular process, the capsular ligament and the ligamentum flavum

29
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What forms the unique anterior boundary of the intervertebral foramen for the C4 spinal nerve

A

The lateral groove of C3 and uncinate process of C4 forming the joint of Luschka

30
Q

List in order the osseous parts of the typical cervical vertebra transverse process beginning at the vertebral body

A

Costal element, anterior tubercle, costotransverse bar, posterior tubercle, true transverse process

Spinal Anatomy Fall 2015 (29 decks)

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