T1 | Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Which rubs are often called the “floating Ribs”?

A

Ribs 11-12

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2
Q

Type 2 spondylolisthesis may be due to:

A

A stress fracture of the pars interarticularis

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3
Q

Type 3 spondylolisthesis may be due to

A

Facet degeneration at L4

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4
Q

Type 4 Spondylolisthesis may be due to:

A

Acute fracture through the bilateral Pedicles

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5
Q

Type 5 Spondyloslisthesis may be due to:

A

Metastatic bone tumor

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6
Q

How many pairs of IVD’s are located in the Spine?

A

23

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7
Q

Type 6 Spondyloslisthesis may be due to:

A

Previous laminectomy

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8
Q

What is the most common type of spondylethesis?

A

Type 2

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9
Q

T/F
The L2 and L3 anterior vertebral body height is typically 1-2mm taller than the posterior vertebral body height?

A

False

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10
Q

The mammillary process extends which direction and where?

A

Extends posteriorly from the SAP

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11
Q

Which is true regarding the accessory process in the lumbar spine?

A. It is an attachment point for the ligament I’m flavin

B. It is a large midline structure

C. It is an attachment point for the mammillary-accessory ligament

D. It is an important point of contact for chiropractic adjustments

A

C. It is an attachment point for the mammillary-accessory ligament

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12
Q

T/F
L5 has the widest interpediculate distance.

A

True

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13
Q

T/F
The pars interarticulatris in an “isthmus” of bone between the SAP/IAP.

A

True

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14
Q

What region is outlined in Yellow?

A

Lateral Recess

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15
Q

What is the atlantodental space?

A

Rupture of the transverse

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16
Q

T/F
Lumbar TP’s are widest at L5?

A

False
Widest at L3

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17
Q

Cervical facet joints form a __________ degree angle with the horizontal plane?

A

45 degrees

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18
Q

Thoracic facet joints form a __________ degree angle with the horizontal plane.

A

60 degrees

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19
Q

Lumbar facet joints form a ________ degree angle with the horizontal plane

A

90 degrees

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20
Q

T/F
Lumbar superior facets face anterior and lateral

A

False
Face posterior and medial

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21
Q

Which of the following statements about lumbar facets if False?

A. Upper lumbar facets are sagitally oriented
B. Lower lumbar facets are coronally oriented
C. Superior facts face posterior and medial
D. They are oriented 45 degrees to the transverse plane

A

D. oriented 45 degrees to the transverse plane

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22
Q

T/F
Thoracic superior facets are oriented posterior, superior, and lateral.

A

True

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23
Q

The _________ spinous processes are the most imbricated.

A

T5-T8

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24
Q

How many facets are present on a typical thoracic vertebrae?

A

10

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25
Q

T/F
Thoracic spine transverse processes decrease in size form T1-T12

A

True

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26
Q

T/F
Ribs 11 and 12 only articulate with vertebrae, not the sternum?

A

True

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27
Q

Which is False regarding Unicinate Process?

A. They are located at the superior end plates
B. Located at the anterior 1/3 of the superior end plate
C. They articulate with the semi-lunar facets

A

B. Located at the anterior 1/3 of the superior end plate

28
Q

T/F
Cervical pedicles are oriented 45 degrees to the Sagittarius plane.

A

True

29
Q

Which fo the following true regarding TPS

A. Oriented 60 degrees to the sagital plane.
B.
C.
D.

A

A.

30
Q

What is the minimum AP dimension of the spinal cancel at C1?

A

16

31
Q

T/F
Torts ration states that the central canal should measure at least 80% of the AP vertebral body dimension.

A

True

32
Q

Which cervical segment has a parts inarticularis?

A

C2

33
Q

T/F
The facet joints at L4-L5 are oriented in a the coronal plane

A

True

34
Q

T/F
The facet joints at L1-L2 are typically oriented in the Sagittarius plane.

A

True

35
Q

The pedicles in the cervical spine project off the posterior vertebral body at a _______angle of the Sagittal plane.

A

45 Degrees

36
Q

How many solid Osseo us segments are present in the adult spine? (Including sacrum and coccyx)

A

26

37
Q

T/F
The SP’s from T1-T4 are the most imbricated.

A

False

38
Q

The fovea dens of the atlas articulates with which structure?

A

Odontological process

39
Q

T/F
The superior articles facets of C5 face posterior and inferior.

A

False
They face superior

40
Q

Scleratomes proliferate from the left and right pairs of ___________

A

Somites

41
Q

The segmental scleratomes surround the ___________

A

Notochord

42
Q

What is an intersegmental Scleratome?

A

When the upper and lower half of the segmental Scleratome separate and join the adjacent segmental Scleratome

43
Q

Match the associated structures:
A. B.
Notochord Spinal cord.
Somite Sclerotome
Neural Tube Nucleus pulposis of the disc

A

Notochord-Nucleus pulposis of the disc
Somite-Sclerotome
Neural tube-Spinal Cord

44
Q

How many chondrification centers are present at each spinal level?

A

4

45
Q

A hemivertebra is most likely caused by a problem with the development of which of the following structures?

A

Somite

46
Q

Which of the following anomalies occur as a result of the notochord remaining within the vertebral body?

A

Butterfly vertebra

47
Q

Which of the following tissue gives rise to the notochord?

A

Mesoderm

48
Q

Which of the following cells/structures are derived from somites?

A

Sclertome

49
Q

True/False: There are 3 primary ossification centers in the typical vertebra; 1 for the vertebral body and 2 for the posterior arch

A

True

50
Q

True/False: The ectoderm ultimately gives rise to the gastrointestinal tract

A

False

51
Q

At what angle do the Pericles in the cervical spine project from the vertebral body (relative to the Sagittal plane)?

A

45 degrees

52
Q

Which of the following is true regarding the inferior vertebral body endplates?

A

Convex from side to side (left to right)
*Also concave from A-P

53
Q

The facet joints in the cervical spine create a ____ degree angle to the _______ plane

A

45 and transverse

54
Q

True/False.

The inferior Articular facets at T12 face medial 20 degrees

A

False

55
Q

The facet joints in the thoracic spine generally form a ______ degree angle to the horizontal/transverse plane?

A

60

56
Q

How many facets are present on a typical thoracic vertebra?

A

10

57
Q

True/False:

the anterior and posterior vertebral body heights in the thoracic spine should by equal. if the anterior height is shorter than the posterior height, you should be suspicious of a compression fracture

A

False

58
Q

Describe the shape of the typical vertebral body in the mid-thoracic spine

A

-Anterior height typically 1-2mm shorter
-Heart shaped vertebral body
-Mild concavity of the front, sides, and back of vertebral body

59
Q

Which of the following represent the t-spine levels which have the most imbricated spinous processes?

A

T5-8

60
Q

The facet joints at L1/2 are typically oriented in which plane of the body?

A

Sagittal plane

61
Q

The anterior vertebral body height is typically shorter than the posterior vertebrae l body height at which of the following segments?

A

L1 and L2

62
Q

Which direction do the facets of the superior Articular processes face in the lumbar spine?

A

Posterior;medial

63
Q

Which of the following segments typically has the longest transverse process in the lumbar spine?

A

L3

64
Q

True/False:

The classification system which describes the various causes/types of spondyolisthesis is referred to as the Meyerding system?

A

False

65
Q

Match the appropriate names and types of spondylothesis

A

-Type 1: Congenital
-Type 2: Isthmic/lytic
-Type 3: Degenerative
-Type 4: Traumatic
-Type 5: Pathologic
-Type 6: Latrogenic

66
Q

What is the most common cause of pars fractures?

A

Stress fracture during adolescence