Sauerland: Pre-lab 1

Question 1

Is there a disc between the atlas and the axis?

Answer 1

NOOO

Question 2

Portions of the intervertebral disc

Answer 2

anulus fibrosus

gelatinous nucleus pulposus

Question 3

Abnormal increase in thoracic curvature

Thoracic wedge fractures, osteoporosis, loss of height

Answer 3

kyphosis

Question 4

Abnormal increase in lumbar curvature

Obesity, compensatory during pregnancy

Answer 4

lordosis

Question 5

Abnormal lateral curvature accompanied by rotation of vertebrae; effect on rib cage and thoracic organs

Answer 5

scoliosis

Question 6

Steele’s Rule of Thirds

Answer 6

dens takes up 1/3 of the space
spinal cord takes up 1/3 of the space
and the rest is space

Question 7

What is more dangerous? Rupture of transverse ligament or fractured dens?

Answer 7

ruptured transverse ligament

Question 8

bilateral fracture of axis (C2) - between superior and inferior articular facets

Answer 8

Hangman fracture

Question 9

Bony outgrowths of the vertebral bodies

Answer 9

osteophytes

Question 10

T/F: Compression of cervical spinal cord can be aggravated by osteophytes in the elderly

Answer 10

true

Question 11

anesthesia outside of dural sac

Answer 11

epidural anesthesia