L2 Back and Extrinsic Should Muscles Flashcards
Skeletal system joints (3)
Synovial - highly moveable
Cartilaginous - limited movement
Fibrous - no movement
Intervertebral disc
Joints between vertebral bodies
Cartilaginous joints
Facet joints
Joints between articular processes
Synovial
Intervertebral joints parts
Nucleus pulpsus - gooey center
Anulus fibrosus - external part
Hyaline cartilage
Intervertebral disc functions
Provide stability
Bear weight
Allow some movement
Herniated disc
Defect in anulus fibrosus causing herniation of nucleus pulposus
Typically in posterolateral direction
L4/L5 disc herniation causes damage to
L5 spinal nerve
Pain will be referred to segment of skin that receives sensory information from a particular spinal cord level
Ligaments of vertebral column
Anterior longitudinal ligament Posterior longitudinal ligament Interspinous ligament Ligamentum flavum Ligamentum nuchae Supraspinous ligament
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Prevents excess extension of vertebral column
Posterior longitudinal ligament
Prevents excessive flexion of vertebral column
Interspinous ligament
Assists posterior longitudinal ligament by preventing excess flexion of vertebral column
Ligamentum flavum
Resists separation of laminae in flexion
Ligamentum nuchae
Supports head
Continuous with supraspinous ligament
Supraspinous ligament
Prevents excessive flexion of vertebral column
Movements of vertebral column
Around transverse axis
Extension and flexion