Procedures T/C Spine Quiz Flashcards
How many degrees are lumbar apophyseal joints from midsag plane
45
Why are knees flexed in the AP projection of the lumbar spine?
To minimize the lordotic curve
What region is represented in twining?
Cervicothoracic
Another name for C1
Atlas
Another name for C2
Axis
What part of anatomy projects off the posterior, lateral border of the vertebral body
Pedicles
Name the posterior, bony ring of a typical vertebra
Vertebral arch
What process projects posteriorly off the two laminae of a typical vertebra
Spinous Process
What process projects upward from body of C2
Odontoid Process
What two anatomical parts make a costotransverse joint
Tubercle of rib and transverse process of thoracic vertebral bodies
Describe physical appearance of spinous processes of cervical vertebra
bifid tips
Describe physical appearance of spinous processes of thoracic vertebra
pointy and more vertical
Describe physical appearance of spinous processes of lumbar vertebra
larger and more blunt
What anatomy is best demoed in Lateral Thoracic
Intervertebral foramen
Intervertebral disc space
What anatomy is best demoed in AP CSpine
Intervertebral disc space
