III. Vertebral Column: Cervical Region: C3-C6

Question 1

What are the modifications of the superior epiphyseal rim of a typical cervical?

Answer 1

anterior groove, posterior groove, right and left uncinate processes

Question 2

What surface feature is located at the lower margin of the pedicle?

Answer 2

inferior vertebral notch

Question 3

What bony feature is attached to the posterior end of the pedicle?

Answer 3

the articular pillar

Question 4

What is located at the top of the articular pillar?

Answer 4

the superior articular process

Question 5

The superior articular process will provide support for what bony feature?

Answer 5

the superior articular facet

Question 6

What is located at the bottom of the articular pillar?

Answer 6

the inferior articular process

Question 7

The inferior articular process will provide support for what bony feature?

Answer 7

the inferior articular facet

Question 8

What is the name of the surface feature observed between the ends of the articular pillar?

Answer 8

the groove/sulcus for the dorsal ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

Question 9

What bone feature is attached to the posterior part of the articular pillar?

Answer 9

the lamina

Question 10

What ligament attaches to the lamina of a typical cervical?

Answer 10

ligamentum flavum

Question 11

Ossification of the ligamentum flavum at the attachment site on the lamina will result in what feature?

Answer 11

para-articular processes

Question 12

To what parts of the typical cervical vertebra is the transverse process attached?

Answer 12

the vertebral body and the articular pillar

Question 13

List, in order, the osseous parts of the typical cervical vertebra transverse process beginning at the vertebral body.

Answer 13

costal element, anterior tubercle, costotransverse bar, posterior tubercle, true transverse process

Question 14

What is the distal modification of the costal element of a typical cervical vertebra?

Answer 14

the anterior tubercle

Question 15

What is the distal modification of the true transverse process of typical cervicals?

Answer 15

the posterior tubercle

Question 16

What bony feature connects the anterior and posterior tubercles of a typical vcervical transverse process?

Answer 16

costotransverse bar or intertubercular lamella

Question 17

What is the name given to the superior margin of teh costotransverse bar?

Answer 17

sulcus for the ventral primary ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

Question 18

What is the name given to the modification of the anterior tubercle of the C6 transverse process?

Answer 18

the carotid tubercle

Question 19

What is the usual condition for the caucasian typical cervical spinous process?

Answer 19

they are bifid

Question 20

What is the usual condition for the African-American typical cervical spinous process?

Answer 20

they are non-bifid

Question 21

What is the osseous modification at the distal end of the spinous process?

Answer 21

the spinous tubercle