The Spine Flashcards
Lecture week 1
What is the vertebral bodys function?
to resist compressive loads
What is the pedicles funciton?
to trnasmit the bending forces from the posterior elements to the vertebral body
What is the vertebral body?
block of trapecular bone covered by a layer of cortical bone
What is the pedicle?
short, stout pillar with thick walls that connect the vertebrae body to the posteior elements
What is the lamina?
the vertical plate that consitutes the central portion of each arch posterior to the pedical
What is the function of the lamina?
to transmit the forces from the articular, transvers and spinous process to pedicles
What is the transverse process?
lateral projections of bone that originate from the laminate.
what is the funciton of the transverse process?
serve as a muscle attatchment and provide mechanical lever.
What is the spinous process?
a posterior projection of bone from the central portion of lamiate.
What is the function of spinous process?
serve as a muscle attatchment and provide a mechanical lever and may also serve as a boney block to motion.
What is the vertrbral foramen?
Opening boarding by the posterior vertbral body and the neural arch
What is the function of the vertebral foramen?
Combined with all segments form a passage and protection for the spinal cord
Cervical vertbral body
is small, with a diameter greater than its anterioposterior diameter. The anterior surface is flat. Superior surface of the body is saddle shaped.
Why is the cervica vertebral body saddle shaped?
Due to the precence of the ucinate processes on the lateral aspects of the superior surfaces.
Pedicals of the cervical vertebrae
project posteriolateral
Laminae of cervical spine
project posteromedialy, thin and slightly curved
Superior zygopophyseal facets orientation
face superiorly and medially
Inferior zygopophyseal facets orientation
face anteriorly and lateraly
Transverse processes of cervical spine
Possess foramina for vertbral artery and vein, have a gutter for the spinal nerve.
Spinous process of the cervial spine
short, slender and extend horizontally and have bifid tips
Vertebral forament of the cervial spine
large and roughly triangular
Thoracic vertrbral body
transvers and anteroposteroly diameters of the bodies are equal. The anterior height is less than posterior height
What is esspecially unique to thoracic vertebral bodies
Two demi facets for rib articulation
Where are the demi factes located?
Posterolateral corners of the vertebral plateaus