Spine anatomy Flashcards
what are the names of the foramen in c1 (atlas), from cranial to caudal?
a) lateral vertebral foramen and alar or transverse foramen
b) alar or transverse foramen and lateral vertebral foramen
c) cranial and caudal foramen
A. see image, LVF is in the dorsal aspect and transverse has an arrow, not always seen
c3,4, and 5 all have a ___ through which the vertebral artery passes
a) dorsal foramen
b) lateral foramen
c) transverse foramen
d) longitudinal foramen
C
what distinguishes c6 from c3-5?
a) much larger spinous process
b) much larger transverse processes
c) no transverse foramen
B. the transverse process is slightly larger
what makes c7 different from the other cervical vertebrae (more than one)
a) larger spinous process
b) much larger transverse processes
c) no transverse foramen
A, C
what stabilises c1 and c2 together craniodorsally?
dorsal atlantoaxial ligament
which of the following is not a ligament for stabilisation of the occipitoatlantoaxial region?
a) middle pillar of the apical ligament
b) lateral pillars of the apical ligament (alar ligaments)
c) atlantal (transverse) ligament
d) dorsal atlantoaxial ligament
e)ventral longitudinal liament
E
name b and c
b- internal vertebral venous plexus
c- vertebral vein
d- intervertebral vein
e- interarcuate vein
which is the anticlinal vertebra
T10 or T11
name the labeled lines of the thoracic vertebra
a- lamina
b pedicle
c caudal articular process
d caudal coastal fovea/ facet for the rib
what is this process?
accessory process
name all the structures blocked out
see image
what are the structures ventral to the cd vertebrae
hemal arches
what is this process
mammilary process
