General Organization Of A Vertebra

Question 0

What classification of bone will para-articular processes represent?

Answer 0

accessory bone

Question 1

What ligament will attach to the lamina?

Answer 1

the ligamentum flavum

Question 2

What is the name given to abnormal bone at the attachment site of the ligamentum flavum?

Answer 2

para-articular process

Question 3

What is the name given to the overlap of laminae seen on X-ray?

Answer 3

Shingling

Question 4

What is the name given to the lamina - pedicle junction at each region of the spine?

Answer 4

cervical - articular pillar; thoracic and lumbar - pars interarticularis

Question 5

What is the name given to the junction of the vertebral arch - spinous process on lateral X-ray?

Answer 5

the spinolaminar junction

Question 6

What is the generic orientations of the transverse process or transverse apophysis at each region of the spine?

Answer 6

cervical - anterolateral; thoracic - posterolateral; lumbar - lateral

Question 7

All non-rib-bearing vertebra of the spine retain what equivalent feature?

Answer 7

the costal element

Question 8

What will cause the transverse process/transverse apophysis to alter its initial direction in the cervical region

Answer 8

cervical spinal nerves are pulled forward to form the cervical and brachial nerve plexuses thus remodeling the transverse process to accommodate their new position

Question 9

What will cause the transverse process/transverse apophysis to alter its initial direction in the thoracic region?

Answer 9

the growth of the lungs remodel the shape of the ribs which in turn push the transverse process backward

Question 10

What is the name given to the joint formed between articular facets of a vertebral couple?

Answer 10

the zygapophysis

Question 11

What will form the posterior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

Answer 11

the inferior articular process/post-zygapophysis, the capsular ligament, and the ligamentum flavum

Question 12

What will form the superior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

Answer 12

the inferior vertebral notch or inferior vertebral incisure

Question 13

What will form the inferior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

Answer 13

the superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral incisure

Question 14

What will form the anterior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

Answer 14

the vertebral body of the segment above, the vertebral body of the segment below, the intervertebral disc and the posterior longitudinal ligament

Question 15

What is the method of calculating the angle of the spinous process/spinous apophysis?

Answer 15

calculate the angle formed between the undersurface of the spinous process/spinous apophysis and the horizontal plane

Question 16

What is the name given to the normal overlap of spinous processes or spinous apophyses as seen on X-ray?

Answer 16

imbrication

Question 17

What is the name given to the rounded elevation at the tip of the spinous process/spinous apophysis?

Answer 17

the spinous tubercle

Question 19

What is the orientation of the spinous process/spinous apophysis at each region of the spine?

Answer 19

Cervical- slight angle inferiorly
thoracic - noticeable angle inferiorly
lumbar - no inferior angle

Question 20

What is the general shape of the vertebral body at each region of the spine?

Answer 20

cervical- rectangular; thoracic- triangular; lumbar-reniform

Question 21

What is the name given tot he compact bone at the superior and inferior surfaces of the vertebral body?

Answer 21

superior epiphyseal rim, inferior epiphyseal rim

Question 22

What is the name given to the intermediate part of the vertebral arch where the transverse process and articular processes attach?

Answer 22

the lamina - pedicle junction

Question 23

What is the generic orientation of the pedicle at each region of the spine?

Answer 23

cervical - posterolater
thoracic - posterior, slight lateral
lumbar- posterior