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Spinal 2 Wk 2 Flashcards

1
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What is the general shape of the vertebral body at each region of the spine?

A

Cervical - rectangular
Thoracic - triangular
Lumbar - reniform

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What is the name given to the cartilage found at the superior and inferior surface of a developing vertebral body?

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Superior epiphyseal plate, inferior epiphyseal plate

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What are the ages of appearance and events occurring at each step in the formation of bone at the superior and inferior surface of the vertebral body?

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ages 7-9 years, appearance of epiphyseal plate centers of ossification
age 12 years, formation of the epiphyseal ring
ate 15 years, formation of the epiphyseal rim

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What is the generic orientation of the pedicle at each region of the spine?

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Cervical - posterolateral
Thoracic - Poaterior, slight lateral
Lumbar - Posterior

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What classification of bone will para-articular processes represent?

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Accessory bone

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What is the name given to the overlap of laminae seen on x-ray?

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shingling

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What is the name given to the lamina - pedicle junction at each region of the spine?

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Cervical - articular pillar,

Thoracic and Lumbar - pars interarticularis

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What is the generic orientation of the transverse process or transversre apophysis at each region of the spine?

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Cervical - anteriolateral
Thoracic - posterolateral
Lumbar - Lateral

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What will cause the transverse process/transverse apophysis to alter its initial direction in the thoracic region?

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The growth of the lungs remodel the shape of the ribs which in turn push the transverse processes backward.

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What is the name given to the joint formed by the articular facets of a vertebral couple?

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The zygapophysis

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What names are given to the part of the vertebra which supports the front of the zygapophysis?

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The superior articular apophysis, the superior articular process, or the pre-zygapophysis.

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What will form the posterior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

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The inferior articular process/post-zygapophysis, the supeior articular prosess/pre-zygapophysis, the capsular ligament, and the ligamentum flavum.

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What will form the superior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

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In the inferior vertebral notch or inferior vertebral incisure.

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What will form the anterior boundary of a typical intervertebral foramen?

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The vertebral body of the segment above, the vertebral body of the segment below, the intervertebral disc, and the posterior longitudinal ligament.

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What is the method of calculating the angle of the spinous process/spinous apophysis?

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Calculate the angle formed between the undersurface of the spinous process/spinous apophysis and the horizontal plane.

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What is the name given to the normal overlap of spinous processes or spinous apophysises as seen on x-ray

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imbrication

17
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What is the typical shape/outline of the vertebral foramen at each reagion of the spinal column/ vertebral column.

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Cervical - Triangular
Thoracic - oval
Lumbar - triangular
Sacral - triangluar

18
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Identify the meninges of the spinal cord/spinal medulla/medulla spinalis.

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Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater

19
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Name and locate each space formed between the osseous vertebral foramen and the spinal cord spinal medulla/medulla spinalis.

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Epidural space - between the vertebral foramen and the dura mater
Subdural space - between the dura mater and the arachnoid mater
Subarachnoid space - between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater

20
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Which of the contents of the epidural space will be found near the vertebral body?

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Anterior spinal canal artery and plexus
Anterior internal vertebral venous plexus
Basiverebral vein
Recurrent meningeal/sinu-vertebral/sinus vertebral nerve
Posterior longitudinal ligament
Hoffman ligaments

21
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What is the name given to the fluid within the subdural space?

A

Serous fluid

22
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What is the name given to the fluid with the subarachnoid space?

A

Cerebrospinal fluid

23
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What are the branches of the spinal artery?

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Osseous arteries, 
anterior spinal canal artery, 
posterior spinal canal artery, 
anterior medullary feeder arteries, 
posterior medullary feeder arteries,
neural arteries.
24
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Which branches of the spinal artery are typically given off in he epidural space.

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Osseous arteries,
anterior spinal canal artery,
posterior spinal canal artery

25
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What forms the arterial vasa corona above C3?

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Right and left anterior spinal arteries,
Right and left posterior spinal arteries,
and 4 communicating arteries

26
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What forms the arterial vasa corona below C6?

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A median anterior spinal artery,
right and left posterior spinal arteries,
and 3 communicating arteries.

27
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Which vessel will supply the dorsal/posterior nerve root ganglion?

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Posterior distal radicular artery.

28
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What are the branches of the arterial vasa corona?

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Pial perforating arteries,
central/ventral/sulcal perforating arteries,
anterior proximal radicular arteries,
posterior proximal radicular arteries.

29
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What arterial vasa corona branches supply about two thirds of the spinal cord?

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Ventral/central/sulcal perforating arteries.

30
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Which vessels form the venous vasa corona?

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Right and left anterior longitudinal veins,
right and left posterior lonitudial veins,
and 4 communicating veins.

31
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What venous vessels are identified in the intervertebral foramen?

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Intervertebral veins.

32
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The continuation of pia mater below the conus medullaris is called?

A

Filum terminale internum

33
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What is the location and name given to the area where all meninges first converge at the caudal part of the vertebral column?

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Typically S2, the dural cul-de-sac

34
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What are the spinal cord enlargement locations and the name given to each?

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C3-T1 - Cervical enlargement

T9-T12 - Lumbar/lumbosacral enlargement.

35
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What is a generic cord level of origin - vertebral level combination of the lumbar/lumbosacral enlargement?

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L1, L2 cord levels in T9 vertebra
L3, L4 cord levels in T10 vertebra
L5, S1 cord levels in T11 vertebra
S2, S3 cord levels in T12 vertebra

36
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What is he caudal end of the spinal cord called

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Conus medullaris

37
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The last arterial vasa corona creates what feature on angiogram?

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Cruciate anastomosis.

38
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What is the name given to the caudal attachment of the meninges?

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Coccygeal medullary vestige.

39
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What is the name given tot he condition where the conus medullaris is located below L1 and the filum terminale is thickened?

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Tethered cord syndrome.

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