Spinal Lab 3

Question 1

How do you landmark the TP’s

Answer 1

Go to the superior aspect of the SP
Come out and inch and press anterior an inch
-if over Tp you will eventually stop sinking in
-if not it will be a soft end feel

Question 2

What sometimes occurs with increased age with regard to ligaments? Prevention tips?

Answer 2

ligament ossification

-Keep them active and moving to prevent further ossification, you can’t reverse the changes however

Question 3

What ligament attaches to the spine and has fan shaped fibres? What is the significance of this fan shape?

Answer 3

Interspinous ligament

- fan shaped to accommodate force during forward flexion and spread the forces amongst more of the fibres

Question 4

What does the interspinous ligament merge with (ligaments) and what is the implication of this?

Answer 4

Merges with fibres of both the supraspinous ligament and the ligamentum flavum.
- Implication is force attenuation as the forces are dispersed among multiple ligaments

Question 5

What two points does the ligamentum flavum run between?

Answer 5

Superior aspect of one lamina to the inferior aspect of the one above.

Question 6

What ligament is made up of elastin? Why?

Answer 6

Ligamentum Flavum

- made of elastin to allow the ligament to stretch during flexion

Question 7

T/F The supraspinous ligament pulls on the interspinous ligament which then pulls on the ligamentum flavum during flexion

Answer 7

true

- implication is force attenuation

Question 8

Which ligament is fan shaped?
Which Ligament is made of elastin?
Which ligament is combined with the capsule?

Answer 8

Interspinous ligament
Ligamentum Flavum
Ligamentum Flavum
- combined with capsule for force attenuation