lecture flashcards part 4

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alantooccipital joint

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yes joint, between the atlas and skull, flexion and extension movement

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transverse ligament of the atlas

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holds dens against fovea dentis

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apical ligaments of the dens

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holds dens to the floor of the vertebral column

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4
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Wobbler’s syndrome

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intervertebral disc or cervical bone malfomation/disease that causes spinal cord compression therefore leads to a wobbly gait

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intercapital ligaments

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connect the heads of bilateral ribs 2-10, located between thoracic IVD and the dorsal ligament, adds support to dorsum IVD, less bulging discs seen

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cauda equine syndrome

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abnormal narrowing that causes impingement on the cauda equina

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sacroiliac joint

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composite joint (synovial and fibrocartilaginous)

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conus medullaries

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terminal tapering of the spinal cord

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lateral vertebral foramina

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first pair of spinal nerves

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intervertebral formaina

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cervical spinal nerves 2-7 emerging cranial to correspondent vertebrae

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cranial nerve 8

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emerges caudal to C7 and cranial to T1 through intervertebral foramina

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thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves

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intervertebral foramina caudal to their corresponding vertebrae

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sacral formina

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first 2 sacral nerves emerge through

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last sacral nerve

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emerges intervertebral foramina between sacrum and first caudal vertebrae

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epaxial muscles

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lie dorsal to the transverse processes of vertebrae, extend vertebral column

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hypaxial muscles

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lie ventral to vertebral bodies and transverse process, main flexors of vertebral column

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medial group epaxial muscles

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transversospinalis system

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intermediate group epaxial muscles

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longissimus system

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lateral group epaxial muscles

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iliocostalis system

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location of iliocostalis system

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located in lumbar and thoracic region

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location of longissimus system

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located in lumbar and thoracic and cervical regions

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transcersospinalis system parts

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splenius and semispinalis capitis

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semispinalis capitis parts

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biventer cervicic and complexus

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cervical hypaxial muscles

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longus colli and longus capitis

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location of longus colli
located in the ventral surfaces of cervical and thoracic vertebral bodies
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longus capitis
located ventral to and has attachments to the cervical vertebrae, lies lateral to cervical part of longus coli
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contents of cervical visceral space
trachea, esophagus, carotid sheath
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carotid sheath
common carotid arteries, vagosympathetic nerve trunks, internal jugular veins