Exam #3 - Spine Flashcards
Lumbar/Cervical/Thoracic spine close-packed position
Neutral or slight extension
Lumbar/Cervical/Thoracic spine open-packed position
Moderate flexion
Lumbar/Cervical/Thoracic Spine degrees of freedom
3 - sagittal, frontal & horizontal
Lumbar spine
Movement is described from ____ to ____ & the reference point is the ____ side of the more cranial vertebral segment
Movement is described from cranial-to-caudal & the reference point
of motion is the anterior side of the more cranial vertebral segment.
____ ____ of the spine is defined by the direction of movement of a point on the anterior side of the vertebral body
Axial rotation
Flexion & Extension
Plane:
Axis:
Plane: Sagittal
Axis: Medial-lateral
Lateral flexion to the right or left
Plane:
Axis:
Plane: Frontal
Axis: Anterior-posterior
Axial rotation to the right or left
Plane:
Axis:
Plane: Horizontal
Axis: Vertical
Forward & backward bending
Flexion & extension
Side bending to the right or left
Lateral flexion to the right or left
Axial rotation to the right or left
Rotation or torsion
Lumbar spine Flexion
Inferior facets of L2 slide ____ & ____ relative to the superior facets of L3
Inferior facets of L2 slide superiorly & anteriorly relative to the superior facets of L3
Lumbar spine Extension
Inferior articular facets of L2 slide ____ & slightly ____ relative to the superior facets of L3
Inferior articular facets of L2 slide inferiorly & slightly posterior relative to the superior facets of L3
Lumbar spine Axial Rotation to the right
Left inferior facet of L1 ____ against the left superior articular facet of L2
Right inferior facet of L1 ____ slightly from the right superior articular facet of L2
Left inferior facet of L1 approximates against the left superior articular facet of L2
Right inferior facet of L1 separates slightly from the right superior articular facet of L2
Lumbar spine Lateral Flexion to the right
Left inferior facet of L1 slides ____ in relation to the left superior articular facet of L2
Right inferior facet of L1 slides ____ in relation to the left superior articular facet of L2
Left inferior facet of L1 slides superiorly in relation to the left superior articular facet of L2
Right inferior facet of L1 slides inferiorly in relation to the left superior articular facet of L2
Movement descriptors of the apophyseal joints (3)
- Approximation
- Seperation
- Sliding
Thoracic Spine Flexion
Inferior articular facets of T5 slide ____ & ____ relative to the superior facets of T6
Inferior articular facets of T5 slide **superiorly & anteriorly **relative to the superior facets of T6
Thoracic Spine Extension
Inferior articular facets of T5 slide ____ & slightly ____ relative to the superior facets of T6
Inferior articular facets of T5 slide inferiorly & slightly posterior relative to the superior facets of T6
Approximation
Moves closer together
Global movement of Thoracic spine during flexion/extension
- Anterior approximation
- Posterior seperation
Local movement of ribs during flexion/extension
- Costovertebral joint:
- Costotransverse joint:
- Tips of ribs:
- Costovertebral joint: anterior rotation
- Costotransverse joint: superior slide
- Tips of ribs: downward rotation
Costovertebral joints
Head of the rib