Lecture 8- Craniovertebral Joints and Prevertebral region Flashcards

1
Q

The cervical vertebrae contain… vertebrae and has a … curvature

A
  • 7

- lordosis

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2
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The… joint contributes to nodding “Yes” movement and allows for tilting head side to side

A

atlanto-occipital joint

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3
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The… joint contributes to rotation movement “No”

A

antlanto-axial joint

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4
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Both atlanto occipital and atlanto axial joints are … joints with no…

A
  • synovial

- discs

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5
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The articulation of atlanto occipital joint are the… and …

A
  • occipital condyles

- superior facets of C1

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6
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The articulation of atlanto axial joint are… and…

A
  • anterior arch of C1

- dens of C2

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7
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The atlanto-occipital joint is a synovial,… joint

A

condyloid

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8
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The atlantoaxial joint is a synovia,… joint

A

pivot

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9
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The ROM of the atlanto-occipital joint is

A

flexion/extension

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10
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The ROM of the atlantoaxial joint is

A

rotation (supplies 50% of cervical rotation)

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11
Q

The cranial vault is lined with…. which is continuous inferiorly into spinal column

A

-periosteal dura mater

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12
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The superior extension of the posterior longitudinal ligament is..

A

tectorial membrane

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13
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The vertebral column has an… and… longitudinal ligament

A

anterior and posterior

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14
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The … longitudinal ligament is anterior to the vertebral body and spinal cord

A

anterior

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15
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The… longitudinal ligament is posterior to the vertebral body and anterior to the spinal cord

A

posterior

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16
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The superior extension of the anterior longitudinal ligament is the… membrane which attachs to base of occipital bone superiorly at margin of…

A
  • anterior atlanti-occipital

- foramen magnum

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17
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Is ligamentum flava continuous or segmented?

A

segmented

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18
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The… ligament of… holds dens of axis (C2) tightly to anterior arch of atlas (C1). It is very strong and bow-shaped

A
  • transverse

- atlas

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19
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The… ligament is formed by tansverse ligament of atlas and 2 bands

A

cruciform ligament

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20
Q

The superior longitudinal band of cruciform ligament attaches to…

A

foramen magnum base

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21
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The inferior longitudinal band of cruciform ligament attached to…

A

dens of C2 post

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22
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Both bands of the cruciform ligament are… oriented

A

vertically

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23
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The… ligaments are strong paired ligaments which extend rom dens to medial portions of occipital ocndyles

A

alar (check)

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24
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The… ligament of the… is a slender band ascending from apex of dens and attached to anterior margin of…

A

apical
dens
foramen magnum

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25
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The apical ligament of dens is located deep to…

A

superior longitudinal ligament of cruciform ligament

26
Q

IJV emerges from …foramen

A

jugular

27
Q

ICA enters from … canal

A

carotid

28
Q

The… gives rise to internal carotid plexus

A

sympathetic trunk

29
Q

CNVII emerges from…. foramen

A

stylomastoid

30
Q

CN IX, X, XI emerge from… foramen

A

jugular

31
Q

CNXII emerges from… canal

A

hypoglossal

32
Q

The sympathetic trunk passes in the… space

A

retropharyngeal

33
Q

The medial most structure that you will see on the posterior pharynx (in our dissection) is the…

A

sympathetic trunk with superior cervical ganglion

34
Q

Ganglia that are at the base of the skull are the superior and inferior ganglia of CN .. and… and also the… ganglion

A

IX
X
superior cervical

35
Q

The… nerve travels with the stylopharyngeus m. between ICA and ECA

A

Glossopharyngeal (CNIX)

36
Q

… runs along lateral side of stylopharyngeus muscle and innervated it and descends to the pharynx and back of tongue

A

Glossopharyngeal nerve

37
Q

Glossopharyngeal n. and stylopharyngeus muscle dive in between … and… muscles on posterior side of pharynx

A

superior and medial constrictor

38
Q

The Vagus nerve gives off 2 branches at base of skull…

A

pharyngeal n. and superior laryngeal n.

39
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The… nerve is a branch of Vagus and arises ~2cm inferior to base of skull and travels between ECA and ICA to innervate pharynx

A

pharyngeal

40
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The… nerve is a branch of Vagus and arises just below pharyngeal branch and travels inferior to innervate larynx

A

superior laryngeal

41
Q

The pharyngeal plexus of nerves is formed by pharyngeal branches of … and …

A

CN IX and CN X

42
Q

… primarily contributes sensory fibers to pharyngeal plexus and innervated stylopharyngeus m.

A

CNIX

43
Q

… supplies motor innervation to most pharyngeal mm. and carries parasympathetic

A

CNX

44
Q

The pharyngeal plexus of nerves has sympathetic fibers from the…

A

superior cervical ganglion

45
Q

The… nerve runs immediately lateral to CN X at base of skull

A

Acessory n. (CNXI)

46
Q

Accessory nerve (CNXI) usually travels between… and… as it descends and supplies the.. and ..

A

ICA and IJV

SCM and trapezius

47
Q

The hypoglossal nerve emerges from…and runs inferior within and supplies

A
  • hypoglossal canal
  • submandibular triangle
  • tongue
48
Q

Hypoglossal enters skull… and exits skull at…

A
  • medial aspect of occipital condyle

- lateral aspect of occipital condyle

49
Q

The retropharyngeal space is located between… and….

A

buccopharyngeal

and alar fascia

50
Q

Retropharyngeal space extends from base of skull to… and is easily accessed posteriro to…

A
  • superior mediastinum

- carotid sheaths

51
Q

The cervical plexus is a nerve network that is formed by ventral rami of…

A

C1-C4

52
Q

The cervical and brachial plexuses emerge between what two muscle?

A

anterior and middle scalene

53
Q

Transverse cervical, greater auricular and lesser occipital are all cutaneous nerves that arise from… and are from cord levels…

A
  • erbs point

- C2-C3

54
Q

Supraclavicular nn. are from cord levels…

A

C2,3,4

55
Q

Which infrahyoid muscle is not innervated by ansa cervicalis? What is it innervated by?

A
  • thyrohyoid

- C1

56
Q

Ansa Cervicalis is from cord levels… and supplies what 3 muscles?

A
  • C1-C3
  • omohyoid (superior and inferior belly)
  • sternohyoid
  • sternothyroid
57
Q

Phrenic n. is from cord levels… and is it motor or sensory?

A

C3-C4, (5 for sensory?)

both

58
Q

Vertebral a. arises from… and travel through

A
  • subclavian a.

- transverse foramina of C6 and up

59
Q

Vertebral v. drains to…

A

-brachiocephalic v.

60
Q

There are 2 pharyngeal plexuses of vv. called..

A

external and internal

61
Q

External plexus of pharyngeal vv. forms outside of…

A

pharyngobasilar fascia

62
Q

Internal plexus of pharyngeal vv. forms between… and…

A

pharyngobasilar fascia and constrictor mm.