Miscellaneous Cervical Questions

Question 1

which suboccipital muscles attach to C1

Answer 1

rectus capitis posterior minor, obliquus capitis superior, obliquus capitis inferior

Question 2

which suboccipital muscles attach to C2?

Answer 2

rectus capitis posterior major, obliquus capitis inferior

Question 3

which erector spine muscles attach to the cervical spine?

Answer 3

iliocostalis thoracis, iliocostalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis, longissiums capitis, spinalis cervicis, spinalis capitis.

Question 4

which transversospinalis muscles attach to the cervical spine?

Answer 4

semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis capitis, multifidis, rotators

Question 5

what joint classifications are present at C1?

Answer 5

synovial (diarthrosis) ellipsoidal, synovial pivot (diarthrosis trochoid) synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia) and fibrous (ampiarthrosis) syndesmosis

Question 6

what joint classifications are present at C2?

Answer 6

synovial pivot (diarthrosis trochoid), synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia), modifid synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar), fibrous (ampiarthrosis) sydesmosis and cartilaginous (ampiarthrosis) symphysis joint.

Question 7

what joint classifications are present at each typical cervical?

Answer 7

synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia) modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar), fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis and cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis.

Question 8

what joint classifications are present at C7?

Answer 8

synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia), modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar), fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis and cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis

Question 9

what forms the boundaries for the exit of the C1 nerve from the spinal canal?

Answer 9

occipital condyle, superior articular process of C1, capsular ligament, arcuate rim, groove for the vertebral artery, posterior atlanto-occipital ligament.

Question 10

what forms the boundaries of the exit of the C2 nerve from the spinal canal?

Answer 10

inferior articular process of C1, superior articular process of C2, capsular ligament, inferior vertebral notch of C1, superior vertebral notch of C2, posterior arch of C1, lamina of C2, posterior atlanto-axial ligament.