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 spinae muscles attach to the cervical spine?

Answer 3

• iliocostalis thoracis
• iliocostalis cervicis
• longissimus cervicis
• longissimus 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 each typical cervical?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What forms the boundaries for the exit of the C2 nerve from the spinal canal?

Answer 7

• 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

Question 8

What forms the anterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

Answer 8

• inferior articular process of C1
• superior articular process of C2
• capsular ligament

Question 9

What forms the posterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

Answer 9

• posterior arch of C1
• lamina of C2
• posterior atlanto-axial ligament

Question 10

What forms the anterior boundary for the C3-C7 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

Answer 10

• the vertebral bodies
• intervertebral disc
• posterior longitudinal ligament
• uncinate process
• lateral groove

Question 11

What forms the anterior boundary for the C8 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

Answer 11

• vertebral bodies of C7 and T1
• intervertebral disc
• posterior longitudinal ligament
• capsular ligament of the costocentral joint
• superior costal facet of T1
• articular surface of the first rib

Question 12

What are the superior articular facet orientations for the cervical vertebrae?

Answer 12

• C1 is backward, upward, medial (BUM)
• C2 is backward, upward, lateral (BUL)
• C3-C7 are backward, upward, medial (BUM)

Question 13

What are the inferior articular facet orientations for the cervical vertebrae?

Answer 13

• C1 is backward, downward, medial (BMD)
• C2-C6 are forward, downward, lateral (FoLD)
• C7 is forward, downward, medial (ForMeD)

Question 14

How many synovial joints are identified for each cervical vertebra?

Answer 14

• C1: 5
• C2: 8
• C3-6: 8
• C7: 6

Question 15

How many joints are identified at the vertebral body of each cervical vertebra?

Answer 15

• C1: 0
• C2: 10
• C3-6: 10
• C7: 8