Exam 3 Flashcards
State the name of the opening and list the structures that pass through the diaphragm at vertebral level T8
Caval foramen
Inferior Vena Cava
right phrenic nerve
State the name of the opening and list the structures that pass through the diaphragm at vertebral level T10
Esophageal foramen (so esophagus, duh)
right vagus nerve
State the name of the opening and list the structures that pass through the diaphragm at vertebral level T12
Aortic Hiatus (so Aorta, duh)
greater splanchnic nerve
State how many vertebrae can be found in each of the following regions of the spine
Cervical:
Thoracic:
Lumbar:
Sacral:
Coccygeal:
Cervical: 7
Thoracic: 12
Lumbar: 5
Sacral: 5
Coccygeal: 3-4
State the alternative names of C1 and C2. which one of these has the “Den/odontoid process”?
C1: atlas
C2: axis (has the Den/odontoid process)
Describe the 1 atypical thoracic vertebra
T1 has a COMPLETE costal demifacet for the 1st rib and also has the inferior costal demifacet (basically the superior half of the demifacet for rib 2) as well
State the origin for the multifidi muscles
the mammillary processes of the lumbar vertebra
What is an “alae”?
the process on either side of the sacrum where the Ilium attaches
Name the structure that looks like a “scottie dog”
the pars interarticularis
the fracture that looks like the dog’s collar is associated with spondyloysis
state the levels that the cervical and lumbar enlargements of the spinal cord occur at
Cervical: C3-T1
Lumbar: L1-S2
when looking at a cross section of the spinal cord, what is the matter that is “shaped like an H”? Which of the 2 types of matter is myelinated?
gray matter
white matter
