spinal anatomny

Question 1

what are the 1st and 2nd cervical vertebrae called

Answer 1

1st- atlas

2nd - axis

Question 2

what is a typical cervical vertebrae like

Answer 2

curved body - lateral rises more than central

Question 3

what is the vertebrae foramen

Answer 3

a hole in the makes the spinal canal

Question 4

what Makes up the vertebral arch

Answer 4

pedicle and the lamina and it lies behind the vertebrae foramen

Question 5

what does the posterior aspect of the cervical vetrebrae look like

Answer 5

close to midline back of spine process which splits (biffed)

Question 6

what is the transverse process

Answer 6

made up of the anterior and posterior tubercle - hole called the foramen transversum connect by costa transverse bar

Question 7

what is the foramen transversum

Answer 7

carries verbal artery C1-C6 C7 has hole but doesnt carry the artery

Question 8

how are they joined together

Answer 8

by discs - rings of fibrous cartilage

by facets joints - covered by cartilage (synovial joint)

Question 9

differences about C7 to typical cervical vertebrae

Answer 9

C7 spinal process is larger and not split into 2 also vertebrae artery doesnt pass through

Question 10

notable things about C1 - atlas

Answer 10

no vertical body but an anterior arch

no spinal process but a posterior arch

Question 11

notable things about the axis

Answer 11

tooth like dez, transverse ligament of the denz allows rotation
facets are flat
large transverse process