Module 2: Thorax & Spine Flashcards
tell me about c1 and c2
c1= atlas & toppiest
c2 = axis & pokeyiest spinous process
yes and no
biggest vertebral foramen?
atlas, gets smaller as down
what special ab atlas superior facets
where occipital condyles of skull attach
how hanging death?
snap at axis lamina (-|- transverse and spinous process), hyperextension & break of c2
what is peg of c2 that c1 sits on?
odontois process or dens, “no” peg
c3-c7 body
- wider than deep
- superior = concave
- inferior = convex
^ :. sit together
c3-c7 facets
superior facets = point sup and pos
inferior facets = point inf and ant
:. sit diagonally together
which section of verte have transverse foramen for vertebral vein & artery
c3-c7
what about anterior tubercle
small or absent in c7
spinous process of c3-c7
pre much horizontal
thoracic spinous process
t1-t4 = horizontal t5-t12 = more verical
thoracic vertebrae facets
- sup & inf facets fit diagonally
- costal facets = rib attachments
thoracic vertebral body
bigger and thicker than cervical, not as big as lumbar
thoracic vertebrae characteristics
t1-t4 = share cervical characteristics
t5-8 = ribs
t9-t12= share lumbar characteristics
- no inf costal facets (past ribs)
- body gets bigger to support weight
-t12 = most commonly fractured vertebrae
-biggest t vert, so like can support weight but like not
enough that it sometimes gets
lumbar vertebrae body
biggest (surface, height, width) for weight support
lumbar vertebrae facets
sup = med inf = lat \:. diagonally - grip allow extend/flex back rotation -bc ^ stability (also decre mobility)
what is mammilary process
lumbar vertebrae, on lamina
muscle insertion site
what makes up thoracic wall/cage
sternum, manubrium, ribs (costal joints), vertebral column (t1-t12), diaphragm (inferior aperture), head & neck (superior aperture)
true ribs
ribs 1-7, attach directly to sternum/sternocostal joint
false ribs
ribs 8-12, connect via cartilage/costochondral joints
floating ribs
ribs 11&12 (sometimes 10, check via chest x-ray), don’t connect in front of thorax
manubrium, sternum, & xiphoid process + ribs - how all connect?
rib 1 attach manubrium
rib 2 = -|- manu + stern
rib 3-6 = body of stern
rib 7 + 8-10 cartilage = xiphoid
atypical ribs
1, 2, 11, 12
rib 1
shortest
broadest
sharpest curve
1 facet on vertebral end
rib 2
thin, small curve, serratus anterior
all ribs boney landmarks
sternal end w costal cartilage, angle w serratus anterior, @ vertebral end = head, neck, tubercle
spine curvatures
- cervical lordosis
- thoracic kyphosis
- lumbar lordosis
- sacral kyphosis
- when all together big flex, individ v little flex
- small at cervical get bigger and bigger to L5 then smaller to coccyx
- bc weight is tranferred to hips
vertebral column flexion muscles
rectus abdominus
int & ext obliques
(if legs fixed) iliopsoas
vertebral column extension muscles
erector spinae
transversospinalis
(if arm is fixed) latissimus dorsi
vertebral column rotation muscles
(opp side) - ext obliques - multifidi (same side) - int oblique