LAB II FINAL EXAM Flashcards
typical vs. atypical C-spine vertebrae
TYPICAL: C3, C4, C5, C6
ATYPICAL: C1, C2, C7
which C-spine vertebrae are bifid and which are not
C2 = bifid
C7 = not bifid
C1 (atlas) divided into 3 sections
anterior arch
lateral mass
posterior arch
what is atypical about C7?
elongated SP
not bifid
ligaments of spine (order)
ALL
PLL
ligamentum flavum
interspinous
supraspinous
tectorial membrane
turns into PLL after C2
cruciate / cruciform / transverse ligament
holds the dense of C2 against C1
creates pivot
COUPLED MOTIONS
rotation & lateral flexion always together except at C1/C2
C2-T5: ipsilateral side
T6-L5: contralateral side
muscle testing deep neck flexors (longus coli)
patient: supine, elbows bent, hands overhead
test: flex C-spine by lifting head off table, chin depressed
pressure: against forehead in posterior direction
muscle testing SCM
patient: supine, elbows bent, hands beside head
fixation: firm downward pressure on thorax
test: anterolateral neck flexion
pressure: against temporal region of head in obliquely posterior direction
function of suboccipital muscles
maintain postural stabilization of head
COSTAL CARTILAGE
-smooth, elastic resilient CT, connects ribs to sternum
-made of cartilage cells in a glycoprotein matrix strengthened by collagen
-contributes to elasticity in walls of thorax allowing chest to expand & retract during breathing
landmarks of the sternum
manubrium
body
xiphoid process
where is the infrasternal angle?
at xiphoid process
(xiphisternal joint)
muscle layers
layer 1 (most superficial): traps, lats
layer 2: levator scap, rhomboid major & minor
layer 3: serratus posterior superior & inferior
layer 4: splenius capitis & cervicis
layer 5: erector spinae group
layer 6: transversospinalis group
serratus posterior superior
O: SP C7-T3
I: ribs 2-5 on superior external border
A: expands chest, elevates ribs
N: ventral rami
serratus posterior inferior
O: SP T11 - L3
I: lower 4 ribs
A: draws ribs backward & downward
N: ventral rami
muscle testing posterior lateral neck extensors (group test)
Patient: prone, hands clasped behind head
Fixation: examiner stabilizes legs firmly on table
Test: trunk extension to full range
Pressure: gravity
erector spinae actions
BILATERAL: extension
UNILATERAL: lateral flexion
spinalis & semispinalis actions
BILATERAL: extension
UNIALTERAL: contralateral rotation
which muscle attaches on the mamillary process?
MULTIFIDUS LUMBORUM
O: mamillary process L1-L5
RIBS (true, false, floating)
TRUE (vertebrosternal): ribs 1-7
FALSE (vertebrochondral): ribs 8-10
FLOATING (vertebral): ribs 11 &12
atypical vs. typical ribs
TYPICAL: 3-9
ATYPICAL: 1, 2, 10, 11, 12
muscle attachments on 1st & 2nd ribs
1st rib: anterior & middle scalenes, subclavius
2nd rib: posterior scalenes
SUBCLAVIUS
O: 1st rib (junction of costal cartilage)
I: middle ⅓ of clavicle
A: assist in stabilization of clavicle & depresses clavicle
N: nerve to subclavius
function of intercostal muscles
aid in posture & respiration
*ALL innervated by intercostal nerves