Spinal Anatomy Arthrology (13%)

Question 1

Where on the vertebral bodies is the ALL located?

Answer 1

Front

Question 2

What is the ALL aka from atlat-to-occiput?

Answer 2

Anterior ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL ligament

Question 3

What ligament of the spine prevents disc herniation?

Answer 3

PLL

Question 4

What ligament is also known as the membrane tectoria ligament when it spans from axis-to-occiput?

Answer 4

PLL

Question 5

What ligament spans from lamina to lamina?

Answer 5

Ligamentum flavum

Question 6

What is the yellow ligament, or the elastic ligament?

Answer 6

Ligamentum flavum

Question 7

What ligament spans BETWEEN spinous processes and is thickest in the lumbars?

Answer 7

Interspinous ligament

Question 8

What ligament spans from spinous process to spinous process?

Answer 8

Supraspionous

Question 9

What does the supraspinous ligament become from C7-to-occiput?

Answer 9

ligamentum NUCHAE

Question 10

What ligament holds the dens in the fovea detes of atlas?

Answer 10

Transverse ligament

Question 11

Where does the cruciform ligament span?

Answer 11

C2 to occiput

Question 12

What ligament limits rotation of C1/C2

Answer 12

alar ligament

Question 13

What ligament goes from the sides of dens to occiput?

Answer 13

alar ligaments

Question 14

What ligament goes from the tip of dens to the rim of the occiput?

Answer 14

apical dental ligament

Question 15

What ligament is “toothed”, anchoring the spinal cord to the bony vertebral canal?

Answer 15

Denticualte ligament

Question 16

Which ligaments can affect the IVF?

Answer 16

flava & PLL

Question 17

Look at Vertebral picture on page 10 in note packet to help visualize ligaments