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Anatomy #3- Head, Neck, Teeth > Neck > Flashcards

Neck Flashcards

1
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Cervical vertebrae

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-7 cervical vertebrae
-almost all mammals

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Atlas and axis of cervical vertebrae

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-first two: atlas and axis
-have modified movement to allow free movement of head

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Cervical vertebrae shape

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-body flattened dorsally, and with arch forms vertebral foramen
-body has a median crest ventrally, with a cranial convex surface and a caudal concave surface

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4
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Transverse foramina

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-actually short canals and transmit vertebral vessels

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Vertebral foramina

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-forms the vertebral canal for the spinal cord

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6
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Spinous process

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-length and angles vary

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7
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Synovial joints of cervical vertebrae

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-joints between caudal and cranial articular processes of neighbours

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Transverse processes

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-divided into dorsal and ventral

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Intervertebral foramina

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-bases of arch notched and with neighbour to form hole for the spinal nerves to pass through

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Intervertebral disc

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-a fibrocartilagous structure between neighbouring vertebral bodies
-made of a soft gel-like center called nucleus pulposus (pulpy nucleus) and surrounded by concentric layers of dense fibrous tissue called annulus fibrosus

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Where are intervertebral discs absent?

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-between C1 and C2

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12
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Disc hernias

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-caused by the rupture of annulus fibrosis (fibrous layer surrounding intervertebral disc)

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Intervertebral disc species differences

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-Thick in dogs and cats (~15-20% of columnar length)
-Thin in ungulates (~10% of columnar length)

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Atlas

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-C1
-has no body, no spinous process but dorsal and ventral arches
-wings of atlas (transverse process) are often visible and palpable in live animals
-caudal aspect of ventral arch has wings with excavations (fovea) for condyles
-dorsal arch has transverse foramina (absent in ox)
-lateral vertebral foramen transmits 1st spinal nerve
-alar foramen (only a notch in dog) transmits ventral branch of 1st spinal nerve

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Atlas ventral arch fovea

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-articulates with axis forming fovea dentis

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Axis

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-C2
-spinous process is high (and long in dogs)
-has caudal articular facets for C3

17
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Transverse foramen of axis

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-has transverse processes with transverse foramen in its root to transmit vertebral vessels

18
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Lateral vertebral foramen of axis

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-transmits 2nd spinal nerve

19
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Dens

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-body of atlas fuses with axis to form dens in embryos
-fits into fovea dentis of atlas and serves as the pivot for rotation of atlas and head

20
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Dens structure in different species

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-rod-like in carnivores, and sproutlike in ox and horse
-roughened dorsally for ligaments

21
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Atlanto-occipital joints

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-for 2 condyles and 2 separate capsules
-no disk, and no articular process
-involved in flexion and extension (“yes” joint)

22
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Atlanto-axial joint

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-covered by a single capsule
-no disk, no articular process
-involved in rotation (“no” joint)

23
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C3 to C5 vertebrae

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-differ little
-except spinous process becomes increasingly taller

24
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C6

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-has a longer spinous process and expanded ventral lamina of transverse process

25
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C7

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-has the highest spinous process and lacks transverse foramina

26
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Palpable bony processes in neck

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-part of wings of atlas
-caudolateral parts of transverse processes of C2 to C5

27
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Nuchal ligament

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-ligament of neck
-elastic, unlike other long ligaments of column
-bursae reduce friction
- funicular part continues with supraspinous ligament
>funicular part attached to axis in dogs, and to occipital in large animals
-lamellar part attached to spinous processes of large animals

28
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Muscles of neck

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Muscles divided into groups, most individual muscles are not clinically significant
-epaxial
-hypaxial
-ventral muscles
-extrinsic limb muscles

29
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Epaxial muscles

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-muscles of column dorsal to line of transverse processes
-extensors
-includes transverso-spinalis system, longissimus system, splenius
**iliocostalis system of trunk does not extend well into neck

30
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Hypaxial muscles

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-muscles of column ventral to line of transverse processes
-flexors

31
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Superficial muscles of the neck

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-brachiocephalicus
-serratus
-splenius
-sternomandibularis

32
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Vasculature of the neck

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-common carotid artery
-vertebral artery and vein
-deep cervical artery and vein
-external jugular vein

33
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Common carotid artery

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-blood to head, face and brain

34
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Vertebral artery and vein

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-passes through transverse canals of cervical vertebrae

35
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Deep cervical artery and vein

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-supplies dorsal muscles of neck
-other smaller branches such as superficial cervical supply ventral muscles of neck

36
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External jugular vein

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-in domestic mammals, blood from head almost entirely drained via the external jug

Anatomy #3- Head, Neck, Teeth (8 decks)

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