Miscellaneous Cervical Q's

Question 1

What forms the anterior boundary for the C3-C7 nerve exit from the spinal cord?
(5)

Answer 1

Vertebral bodies
Intervertebral Disk
Posterior longitudinal ligament 
Unicinate process
Lateral groove

Question 2

What are the superior articular facet orientations for the cervical vertebrae?
(C1), (C2), (C3-C7)

Answer 2

C1- Backward, upward, medial (BUM)
C2- Backward, upward, lateral (BUL)
C3-C7- Backward, upward, medial (BUM)

Question 3

What are the inferior articular facet orientations for the cervical vertebrae?
(C1), (C2-C6), (C7)

Answer 3

C1- Backward, downward, medial (BMD)
C2-C6- Forward, downward, lateral (FoLD)
C7- Forward, downward, medial (ForMED)

Question 4

How many synovial joints are identified for each cervical vertebra?
(C1), (C2), (C3-C6), (C7)

Answer 4

C1- five
C2- eight
C3-C6- eight
C7- six

Question 5

How many joints are identified at the vertebral body for each cervical vertebrae?
(C1), (C2), (C3-C6), (C7)

Answer 5

C1- 0
C2- ten
C3-C6- ten
C7- eight