Important Back INFO Flashcards
Transverse process of vertebra articulate with?
Tubercle of corresponding ribs
Veterbral body of vertebrae articulate with?
Head of 2 ribs
Sacrilization of L5 can result in?
L4/L5 disc degeneration
What does the ligamentum flavum connect?
No the laminAe of vertebra
Compression of ________( lamina or pedicle) will cause compression of spinal nerves?
Pedicle - because it is located closer to the veterbral canals
Which part of the spine is more FREE to rotate ?
Cervical region
Cauda equina is made up of what nerves?
Lumbar and sacral
compression fractures affect what part of the vertebrae?
vertebral body
what ligaments protects the spinal cord from compression during the event of an intervertebral disk herniation?
posterior longitudinal ligament
which artery is probably damaged when a cervical vertebra transverse process is injured?
vertebral artery
during a lumbar puncture, what is the last structure the needle will hit before penetrating the lumbar cistern?
arachnoid (bc lumbar cistern is a continuation of subarachnoid space)
why can cancer easily spread in the internal vertebral venous plexus?
it’s valveless; flow of blood is bidirectional
Function of denticulate ligaments?
To keep spine MIDLINE
What condition is secondary to polio and muscular dystrophy?
Scoliosis
What structure of the spinal cord resists hyperextension/ extension?
Anterior longitudinal ligament
