Final Sacrococcygeal joint

Question 1

list in order, from cranial to caudal the ligaments forming the anterior boundary of the spinal column

Answer 1

the anterior atlanto occipital ligament
anterior atlanto axial ligament
anterior longitudinal ligament
anterior saccrococcygeal ligament

Question 2

list in order, from cranial to caudal the ligaments forming the anterior boundary of the spinal canal

Answer 2

the membrana tectoria
posterior longitudinal ligament
the deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Question 3

list in order, from cranial to caudal the ligaments forming the posterior boundary of the spinal canal

Answer 3

the posterior atlanto occipital ligament
the posterior atlanto axial ligament
ligamentum flavum
the superior posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Question 4

what forms the closure for the spinal canal inferiorly

Answer 4

the fusion of the deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament with the superficial posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Question 5

what is the homolog of the intertranverse ligament at the sacrococcygeal joint

Answer 5

the lateral sacococcygeal ligament

Question 6

what is the homolog of the capsular ligament at the sacrococcygeal joint

Answer 6

the intercornual ligament

Question 7

what does the sacral cornu represent

Answer 7

the inferior articular process and facet of S5