Exam 2 Study Guide Daily Questions

Question 1

What is observed in the transverse foramen of C1?

Answer 1

Vertebral artery, vertebral venous plexus, Postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers

Question 2

What is the gender variation for measurements of the transverse diameter of C1?

Answer 2

Males: 78 mm
Females: 72 mm

Question 3

What is the distance from the posterior tubercle of the transverse process of C1 to the skins for each gender?

Answer 3

A little over 30 mm for both genders

Question 4

What joint classifications are observed at C1?

Answer 4

• Fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis
• Synovial diarthrosis
• Synovial pivot (diarthrosis trochoid)
• Synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia)

Question 5

How many synovial joint surfaces are observed at C1?

Answer 5

5

Question 6

What synovial joint surfaces are observed at C1?

Answer 6

Two superior articular facets, two inferior facets and the fovea dentis

Question 7

What names are given to C2

Answer 7

Axis or epistropheus

Question 8

What unique vertebral body modification is characteristic of C2?

Answer 8

The dens or odontoid process

Question 9

How many joint surfaces are Present on the odontoid process of C2?

Answer 9

5

Question 10

What joint surfaces are present on the t odontoid process of C2?

Answer 10

• facet for the fovea dentis
• groove for the transverse Atlantal ligament
• attachment sites for the alar ligaments
• attachment site for the apical-dental ligament

Question 11

Which joint classifications are represented at the odontoid process of C2?

Answer 11

Fibrous (ampiarthrosis) syndesmosis and synovial pivot (diarthrosis trochoid) joint

Question 12

What is the name/ classification given to the odontoid process when the tip of the dens is directed posterior?

Answer 12

Lordotic dens

Question 13

What is the name/ classification given to the odontoid process when the tip of the dens is directed anterior?

Answer 13

Kyphosis dens

Question 14

How many joints are formed by the inferior part of the vertebral body of C2?

Answer 14

5

Question 15

What joint classification are present at the inferior part fo the vertebral body of C2?

Answer 15

• fibrous (amphiarosis) syndesmosis
• modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar)
• synovial pivot (diarthrosis trochoid )
• Cartilaginous (ampiarthrosis) symphysis

Question 16

What ligament will represent the cranial continuation of the PLL?

Answer 16

Membrana tectoria

Question 17

What ligament forms the anterior boundary of the spinal canal above C2?

Answer 17

Membrana tectoria

Question 18

What ligament forms the anterior boundary below C2?

Answer 18

PLL

Question 19

What is the location of the superior vertebral notch of C2?

Answer 19

On the lamina-pedicle junction

Question 20

What attaches to the lamina of C2?

Answer 20

Obliquus capitis inferior muscles, posterior Atlanta-axial ligament, ligamentum flavum

Question 21

What muscles attaches to the lamina of C2?

Answer 21

Obliquus capitis inferior

Question 22

What is the appearance of the superior articular facet of C2?

Answer 22

Backwards, upwards, and lateral (BUL)

Question 23

What is the orientation of the inferior articular facet of C2?

Answer 23

Forward, lateral and down (FoLD)

Question 24

What muscles attaches to the articular processes of C2?

Answer 24

Longissimus cervicis

Question 25

What osseus parts of the typical cervical transverse process are absent at C2?

Answer 25

Anterior tubercle and costotransverse bar

Question 26

What will be observed in the transverse foramen at C2?

Answer 26

Vertebral artery
Vertebral venous plexus
Postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers

Question 27

What is the gender variation for the transverse diameter of C2?

Answer 27

Males: 57 mm
Females: 50 mm