Pre Lab Sauderland Vertebrae Flashcards
is there an intervertebral disc between the atlas and axis?
nOOOOO
Is there an intervertebral disc in the sacral region?
nOOOOO
What is the gelatinous, avascular central mass of the intervertebral disc?
nucleus pulposus
kyphosis is???
hunchback
Lordosis????
big booty (abnormal increase in lumbar curvature, pregnancy etc.)
What is this:
abnormal lateral curvature accompanied by rotation of vertebrae; effect on rib cage and thoracic organs.
scoliosis
What does a normal lumbar spine look like?
crisp and well defined with good radio-density
What does osteoporosis look like on x ray?
demineralized, vertical striations (moderate) or radiolucency in spongy bone (more severe) with prominent corticol bone
(blank) fractures of thoracic vertebrae lead to loss of height and progressive thoracic kyphosis.
compression
What will happen to your ribs when undergoing compression fractures for years?
lower ribs eventually rest on iliac crests and downward pressure on viscera causes abdominal distention
What happens if you have rupture of transverse ligament of atlas (c1)?
you die
rather have a fractured dens than a ruptured ligament
What is this:
fracture through vertebral (neural) arch of axis (C2) between superior and inferior articular facets.
hagman fracture
(blank) injury results in cord contusion, self-destructive edema and intramedullary hemorrhae with rapidly developing quadriplegia
hyperextension injury
what are common ways to get a cervical spine injury by compression?
vertical blow on head
What is characteristic of a cervical spine injury by compression?
burst fracture with characteristic vertical fracture through vertebral body
