Gross 27 Flashcards
Atlanto-occipital and atlanto-axial are _____ joints
synovial joints
Cranial fault is lined with ______ dura mater
periosteal
Tectorial membrane
superior extension of posterior longitudinal ligament
Anterior atlanto-occipital membrane attaches at
base of occipitial bone at margin of foramen magnum
Posterior atalanto occipital membrane is uppermost extent of ________
ligamentum flavum
_______ holds dens tightly to anterior arch of atlas
transverse ligament
Cruciform ligament made up of
transverse ligament
Superior longitudinal ligament
Inferior longitudinal ligament
Alar (check) ligament extends from ____ to ____
dense to medial occipital condyle
Apical ligament of dense attaches to
anterior margin of foramen magnum
CNVII emerges from
Stylomastoid foramen
Glossopharyngeal nerve travels with
stylopharyngeus muscle
Vagus nerve branches at base of skull
Pharyngeal
Superior laryngeal
CNIX Innervation
sensory to pharyngeal plexus
Motor to stylopharyngeus
CNX innervation
Motor to pharyngeal muscles except stylopharyngeus
And parasympathetic
Accessory nerve usually travels between
ICA and IJV
Hypoglossal runs within ____ triangle
submandibular
Retropharyngeal space extends from
base of skull to superior mediastinum
CNIX travels to
posterior tongue
Pharynx
CNX travels to
thorax
CNXII travels to
tongue
C1-C4
Name
Runs
cervical plexus
Runs posterior to longus capitis/coli
C3-C5
Name
Runs
Phrenic nerves
Descend along anterior scalene
C5-C8
Name
Runs
Brachial plexus
Runs between anterior and middle scalene
Vertebral vessels run ______ to cervical spinal nerve
anterior
