spinal osteology-1 Flashcards
What are the 3 cardinal planes?
- transverse
- saggital
- frontal
What are the 3 sections of the limbs?
- longitudinal section
- transverse aka cross section
- oblique section
What is part of the axial skeleton?
- bones in skull
- hyoid bone
- vertebra inc. sacrum and coccyx
- thoracic rib cage, sternum, ribs
How many bones in body?
206
What are the primary curvatures?
thoracic and sacral
* kyphosis
* concave
What are the secondary curvatures
- cervical
- lumbar
- convex
- lordosis
What is scoliosis?
- side to side spinal curvature
- named by direction and convexity of curve in the mediolateral direction and the spinal region of the apex of the curve
What are the 3 types of scoliosis?
- idiopathic adolescent
- neuromuscular: spina bifida, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy
- congential
How many vertebrae?
33
7-cervical
12- thoracic
5- lumbar
5 -sacrum fuse
4- coccyx fuse
Where are the vertebral formina the largest?
cervical and lumbar regions because this is where appendages are attached
What to look for in cervical vertebrae?
- body: small and U shaped
- vertebral foramen: oval shaped
- bifid spinous process
- transverse foramina
- vertebra prominens C7
What is a vertebral arch?
all vertebra except the vertebral body
* this can cause problems
What is C1?
- Atlas
- most cranial
- nodding head yes
- wide ring shaped
- no vertebral body or spinous process
- anterior arch
- large superior articular surfaces that articulate with skull
What is the atlano occiptal (OA) joint?
- makes joint with CI
- synovial ellipsoid joint between superior articular facet of atlas and occiptal condyles at base of skull
- joints permit movement of occiptal condyles on articular process
- yes movement
Function of cruciate ligament?
- prevent abnormal movements of OA joint
- longitudinal bands prevent hyperflexion and hypeprextension of occiptal bone
- YEs
- hold transverse ligament in place