Spine and Back #5 Flashcards
Spinal canal
hole in vertebrae when they’re stacked up
Vertebral Foramen
large hole when it is a single vertebrae
Joints of vertebral column
- vertebral bodies
- vertebral arches
- craniovertebral joints
- costovertebral joints
- sacro-iliac joints
- uncovertebral joints
Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
more narrow ligament running on posterior side of vertebral bodies
Anterior Longitudinal Ligament
wider ligament on anterior of vertebral bodies
Zygopophyseal/Facet Joints
joints between the facets of joints between vertebrae
-angle of articulation dictates motion available
Transverse ligament of atlas
ligament on atlas funning behind the dens of C2
Alar Ligament
runs from dens to the anterior part of the anterior arch of C1
Innervation of Zygopophyseal/facet joints
posterior ramus of spinal nerve
Innervation of the Intervertebral joint
recurrent meningeal nerve
Ligamentum Flavum
between each lamina
-lots of separate ones
Interspinous Ligaments
between spinous processes
Supraspinous Ligaments
on surface of spinous processes
Intertransverse Ligaments
between transverse provesses
Nuchal Ligament
supraspinous ligament in the cervical spine
Superficial Muscles of the Back
latissimus dorsi
rhomboids
-associated with shoulder muscles
Intermediate Muscles of the Back
serratus posterior superior and inferior
-control muscles of the thoracic cage
Deep muscles of the back
intrinsic muscles associated with the vertebral column, head, and neck
-broken into superficial, intermediate, and deep
Superficial intrinsic muscles of the back
spinotransversales
-splenius capitis and cervicis
Intermediate Intrinsic muscles of the back
errector spinae muscles
Deep intrinsic muscles of the back
semispinalis muscles (cervicis and capitis)
transversospinales
-interspinales and intertranversarii
Splenius Capitis and Cervicis innervation
posterior rami of c-spine nerves