SA-Ligaments Flashcards
Supraspinous Ligament becomes
Ligamentum Nuchae
Interspinous Ligaments: connects
SPs to SPs
deep layer of Interspinous ligament connects
SP to adjacent SP
Superficial layer of interspinous ligament connects
connects SP to an SP 2-4 segments above or below
connects TP to adjacent TP
Intertransverse ligament
connects anterior lamina to adjacent lamina.
Ligamentum Flava
Ligamentum Flava limits
rebounds to extension. Has pretension.
Directly posterior to spinal cord
ligamentum Flava
Dorsal spinal cord is
sensory
Ventral Spinal cord is
motor
Posterior Atlanto-Occipital Membrane (Upper cervical only). Joins posterior arch of ___to ____
C1
occiput
Calcifies into Posterior Ponticus
Posterior atlanto-occipital ligament
Becomes the tectorial membrane at C2
PLL
PLL widens at _____ and narrows at_____
vertebral bodies
discs
C2 posterior vertebral body to occiput
tectorial membrane (upper cervical only)
parts of cruciform ligament
Transverse ligament of C1 + Superior longitudinal band + Inferior longitudinal band
connect Dens to occiput
Alar ligament (2, 1 on each side)
how many Apical ligaments are there?
1 connects dens to occiput
runs the whole way up the spine anterior to bodies
ALL
What ligament separates the greater sciatic foramen from the lesser sciatic foramen?
sacrospinous
Which joint is classified as a diarthrodial trochoid joint?
Median atlantoaxial joint
zygopophyseal joints in lumbar region are innervated by
posterior primary divisions (rami) of spinal nerves
