The Spine

Question 1

What are the functions of the T5-T9 vertebrae

Answer 1

Rotations
Lateral flexion

Question 2

What do the costal facets do

Answer 2

Articulate with the ribs
The costal facets on the transverse process would articulate with the tubercles of the ribs

Question 3

What happens in spondylosis

Answer 3

Osteophyte formation
Loss of the disc height
Hypertrophy of the ligaments and the facets

Question 4

What happens n a traumatic spondylolysis

Answer 4

Fracture of the pars interarticularis
Normally on the C2
From the compression of the lateral aspects of the vertebrae

Question 5

What is the function of the IV discs

Answer 5

Act as shock absorbers

Question 6

What is the main component of the IV discs

Answer 6

Water
The collagen
Then proteoglycans

Question 7

What levels would you do a lumbar puncture

Answer 7

L4 to L5
Subarachnoid mater

Question 8

What level in the cons medullaris

Answer 8

L1

Question 9

What are the artery’s of the spinal cord

Answer 9

Thoracic artery (anterior)
Longitudinal anterior artery
Paired posterior spinal artery
Posterior and anterior radicular arterys

Question 10

What is the structure of the nerve

Answer 10

Mesoneurium
Epineurium
Perineurium
Endoneurium
Axon and myelin sheath