Joints of the Axial Skeleton Flashcards
1
Q
What holds the dens to the fovea dentis
A
The transverse ligament of the atlas
2
Q
What joins the spine of the axis to the arch of the atlas
A
Dorsal atlantoaxial ligament
3
Q
What are yellow ligaments
A
They extend between vertebral arches to cover the epidural interarcute space between the articular processes
4
Q
Interspinous ligaments connect…
A
Adjacent spines above the arches
5
Q
Where to the ribs attach on the vertebrae
A
The cranial and caudal costal foveae
6
Q
What is the intercapital ligament
A
It holds the 2-10 head of the ribs in its joint
7
Q
The 2-7 ribs join…
A
The sternum at modified synovial joints (others join sternum as continuous fibrocartilages)
