Spine - Bones, Joints and Muscles Flashcards
How many vertebras are in each section of the spine?
Cervical - 7
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacrum - 5
What is the definition of Lordosis, and what vertebral region have Lordosis curves?
Lordosis Curvature = Concave POSTERIORLY, Convex ANTERIORLY.
Cervical and Lumbar Regions have Lordosis curvatures
What is the definition of a kyphosis curve, abs what vertebral regions have a kyphosis curvature?
Kyphosis = Concave ANTERIORLY, Convex POSTERIORLY.
Thoracic and Sacral regions have a kyphosis curvature
What are the 8 bony landmarks on a single vertebrae?
- Vertebral Foramen
- Vertebral Body
- Pedicles
- Spinous Process
- Transverse Process
- Inferior and Superior facets
- Lamina
- Mammillary Process
What is the definition of intervertebral foramen?
It is created when two vertebrates are placed together; it allow the exit of nervous tissue
What are the structures of the intervertebral disc?
- Anterior and Posterior longitudinal ligaments
- End Plates (Fibrocartilage)
- Nucleus Pulposus
- Annulus fibrosus
What are the 6 ligaments associated with the spine?
- Anterior and Posterior Longitudinal ligaments
- Supraspinous ligament
- Interspinous ligament
- Ligamentum Flavum
- Intertransverse ligament
What are the 3 intersegmental erector spinae muscles and their insertions?
- Interspinales (Connect adjacent spinous processes)
- Intertransverarii (Connect adjacent transverse processes)
- Rotatores (Transverse process to the superior lamina)
What are the 3 polysegmental muscles of the spine?
What muscles are apart of erector spinae?
- Longissimus Thoracis*
- Iliocostalis Lumborum*
- Spinalis*
- Quadratus Lumborum
- Multifidus
What are the insertions of Iliocostalis Lumborum?
Origin = Body of Sacrum Insertions = Inferior border of Lower 6 ribs, and upto C4-8 transverse processes
What are the insertions of Longissimus Thoracis?
Origin = Spinous and transverse processes of Lumbar spine Insertions = 12 thoracic vertebrae inferior borders of lower 10 ribs
What is the insertions of spinalis muscle?
Origin = Occipital bone Insertions = From T11 upto C2, fibres run superiorly
What are the insertions of Quadratus Lumborum and Multifidus?
Quadratus Lumborum:
Origin = Iliac crest
Insertions = Transverse processes of the lumbar spine
Multifidus:
Origin = Posterior body of Sacrum and transverse processes
Insertions = Travelling obliquely onto spinous processes, ends at C4
What are the 4 abdominal muscles?
- Rectus Abdominus
- External Abdominal Obliques
- Internal Abdominal Obliques
- Transversus Abdominis
What are the insertions of the Rectus Abdominis?
What are fibrous sheath called when the two Abdominis arrive in the middle?
Origin = Pectin Pubis and Pubic Tubercle (Anteriorly)
Insertions = 5/6/7th costal cartilages and xiphois process
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