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 transversospinalis muscles attach to the cervical spine

Answer 3

Semispinalis cervicis semispinalis capitis

multifidis and rotators

Question 4

What joint classifications are present at C1

Answer 4

synovial (diarthrosis) ellipsoidal
synovial pivot (dirathrosis Trochoid)
synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia)
fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis

Question 5

What joint classifications are present at C2

Answer 5

Synovial Pivot (diarthrosis trochoid) 
Synovial Plane (Diarthrosis arthrodia)
Modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis Sellar)
fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis
cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphisis

Question 6

What joint classifications are present at each typical cervical

Answer 6

Synovial Plane (diarthrosis arthrodia)
modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis Sellar)
fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis
cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphsis

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

the posterior arch of C1, Lamina of C2 and 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 are the superior articular facet orientations fro the cervical vertebrae

Answer 11

C1 is BUM backward upward and medial
C2 is BUL backward upward and lateral
C3-C7 BUM Backward upward and medial

Question 12

What are the inferior articular facet orientations for the cervical vertebrae

Answer 12

C1 is BMD backward medial and down
C2-C6 FoLD forward lateral and down
C7 ForMeD forward medial and down

Question 13

How many synovial joints are identified for each cervical vertebrae

Answer 13

C1=5
C2=8
C3-C6=8
C7=6

Question 14

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

Answer 14

C1= none
C2= 10
C3-C6= 10 
C7= 8