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Last Minute Flashcards

1
Q

Divides body into front and back

A

Coronal plane

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2
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What are the other names for coronal plane

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Frontal plane, AP (anterioposterior), frontal view

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3
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Divides body into right and left

A

Sagittal plane

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4
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What’s another name for sagittal view

A

Lateral view

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5
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Divides the body into top and bottom

A

Transverse plane

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6
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What’s another name for transverse plane

A

Axial view

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7
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What plane are the facets oriented in in the cervical spine

A

Axial

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8
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At what angle are the facets in the cervical spine titled

A

45 degrees

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9
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What plane are the facets oriented in in the thoracic spine

A

Frontal plane

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10
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What angle are the facets in the thoracic spine angled at

A

60 degrees

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11
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What plane are the facets oriented in in the lumbar spine

A

Sagittal

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12
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At what angle are the facets oriented in the lumbar spine

A

45 degrees

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13
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The orientation of the cervical facets allows for 3 things

A

Rotation
Lateral Bending
Flexion/Extension

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14
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The orientation of the facets in the thoracic Spine does what

A

Resists rotation and make the Spine rigid

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15
Q

The orientation of the facets in the lumbar spine resist what and allow for what 2 things

A

Resists rotation, allows lateral bending, flexion/extension

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16
Q

What two things do ligaments do

A

Connect bone to bone and prevent extremes of motion that could damage spinal cord

17
Q

Three continuous ligaments

A

Supraspinous, ALL, PLL

18
Q

Two segmental ligaments

A

Interspinous

Ligamentum flavum

19
Q

What carries blood from heart and distributes to the body

A

Aorta

20
Q

What exits the aorta at every spinal level

A

Segmental artery

21
Q

What supplies vertebral body and spinal cord with blood

A

Segmental artery off aorta

22
Q

What two blood vessels are found near cervical spine

A

Carotid artery and jugular vein

23
Q

In the cervical spine, what branch off the aorta and travel through transverse foramen in cervical spine

A

Subclavian arteries

24
Q

What arteries supply blood to base of brain

A

Subclavian arteries

25
Q

Four things a surgeon can do to create a healing environment

A

Bony apposition (tight fit on bone graft)
Maximize surface area
Bloody pathway
Stable fixation

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