Exam 2- Miscellaneous Cervical Questions

Question 1

Which suboccipital muscles attach to C2

Answer 1

Rectus capitis posterior major, obliquus capitis inferior

Question 2

Which transversospinalis muscles attach to the cervical spine

Answer 2

Semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis capitis, multifidis, rotators

Question 3

What joint classifications are present at C1

Answer 3

Synovial ellipsoidal, synovial pivot, synovial plane and fibrous syndesmosis

Question 4

Which suboccipital muscles attach to C1

Answer 4

Rectus capitis posterior minor, obliquus capitis superior, obliquus capitis inferior

Question 5

What forms the boundaries for the exit of the C1 spinal nerve from the spinal canal

Answer 5

Occipital condyle, superior articular process of C1, capsular ligament, arcuate rim, groove for the vertebral artery, posterior Atlanto-occipital ligament

Question 6

What forms the anterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal

Answer 6

Inferior articular process of C1, superior articular process of C2, capsular ligament

Question 7

What forms the posterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal

Answer 7

The posterior arch of C1, lamina of C2 and posterior Atlanto-axial ligament

Question 8

What forms the anterior boundary for the C3-C7 nerve exit from the spinal canal

Answer 8

The vertebral bodies, intervertebral disc, PLL, uncinate process, lateral groove

Question 9

How many synovial joints are identified for each cervical vertebra

Answer 9

C1 = 5
C2 = 8
C3-C6 = 8
C7 = 6

Question 10

How many joints are identified at the vertebral body of each cervical vertebra

Answer 10

C1= none 
C2= 10
C3-C6= 10
C7= 8

Question 11

What forms the boundaries for the exit of the C1 spinal nerve from the spinal canal

Answer 11

Occipital condyle, superior articular process of C1, capsular ligament, arcuate rim, groove for the vertebral artery, posterior Atlanto-occipital ligament

Question 12

What forms the anterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal

Answer 12

Inferior articular process of C1, superior articular process of C2, capsular ligament

Question 13

What forms the posterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal

Answer 13

The posterior arch of C1, lamina of C2 and posterior Atlanto-axial ligament

Question 14

What forms the anterior boundary for the C3-C7 nerve exit from the spinal canal

Answer 14

The vertebral bodies, intervertebral disc, PLL, uncinate process, lateral groove

Question 15

How many synovial joints are identified for each cervical vertebra

Answer 15

C1 = 5
C2 = 8
C3-C6 = 8
C7 = 6

Question 16

How many joints are identified at the vertebral body of each cervical vertebra

Answer 16

C1= none 
C2= 10
C3-C6= 10
C7= 8