Typical Cervical Vertebrae C3-C6

Question 1

What is the number of vertebrae in the typical cervical spine?

Answer 1

Seven segments

Question 2

Which vertebrae are the typical cervicals?

Answer 2

C3-C6

Question 3

Which vertebrae are atypical cervicals?

Answer 3

C1, C2, C7

Question 4

What is the shape of the typical cervical vertebral body from the cranial view?

Answer 4

Rectangular

Question 5

What is the appearance of the typical cervical vertebral body from the lateral view?

Answer 5

Posterior height is greater than anterior height by a few millimeters

Question 6

What would be the direction of the cervical curve based on osseous features?

Answer 6

Posterior or kyphotic

Question 7

What accounts for the direction of the typical cervical curve?

Answer 7

The intervertebral disc height

Question 8

What is the direction of the typical cervical curve?

Answer 8

Anterior or lordotic

Question 9

At which vertebral couple will the cervical curve again increase intervertebral disc height?

Answer 9

C5/C6

Question 10

What are the modifications of the superior epiphyseal rim of a typical cervical?

Answer 10

Anterior groove, posterior groove, right and left uncinate processes

Question 11

What are the names of the lateral modification of the superior epiphyseal rim?

Answer 11

uncinate process, unciform process, uncovertebral process, uncus or lateral lip

Question 12

What are the modifications of the inferior epiphyseal rim of a typical cervical?

Answer 12

Anterior lip, posterior lip, right and left lateral grooves

Question 13

What is the joint classification for the anterior lip-anterior groove articulation?

Answer 13

fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis

Question 14

What is the joint classification for the uncinate process-lateral groove articulation?

Answer 14

Modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar)

Question 15

What is the joint classification for the spongy bone-intervertebral disc articulation?

Answer 15

Cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis

Question 16

How many joints are present on the upper surface of a typical cervical vertebral body?

Answer 16

5

Question 17

How many joints are present on the lower surface of a typical cervical vertebral body?

Answer 17

5

Question 18

How many joint surfaces are present on the vertebral body of a typical cervical?

Answer 18

10

Question 19

How many synovial joint surfaces are present on the vertebral body of a typical cervical?

Answer 19

4

Question 20

What other terms are used to identify the uncinate process?

Answer 20

Unciform process, uncovertebral process, uncus, lateral lip

Question 21

What is the name given to the uncinate process-lateral groove articulation?

Answer 21

Joint of Luschka or uncovertebral joint

Question 22

The joint of Luschka is formed from what surface?

Answer 22

The uncinate process and lateral groove

Question 23

What muscle attaches to the typical cervical vertebral body?

Answer 23

The longus colli muscle

Question 24

What is the orientation and angulation of the pedicle of a typical cervical?

Answer 24

Posterolateral, 45 degrees

Question 25

What is the direction of projection of the cervical lamina?

Answer 25

Posteromedially

Question 26

What ligament attaches to the lamina of a typical cervical?

Answer 26

ligamentum flavum

Question 27

Ossification of the ligamentum flavum at the attachment site on the lamina will result in what feature?

Answer 27

Para-articular processes

Question 28

Which is the greatest diameter of the vertebral foramen of typical cervicals?

Answer 28

Transverse

Question 29

The greatest transverse diameter of the typical cervical vertebra occurs at...?

Answer 29

C6

Question 30

The greatest frequency of osteophytes associated with the vertebral body occurs at which typical cervical vertebral couple?

Answer 30

C5/C6

Question 31

List, in order, the osseous parts of the typical cervical vertebra transverse process beginning at the vertebral body.

Answer 31

Costal element, anterior tubercle, costotransverse bar, posterior tubercle, true transverse process

Question 32

What muscles will attach to the anterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra?

Answer 32

Anterior scalene, longus capitis, longus colli, anterior intertransversarii

Question 33

What muscles may attach to the posterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra?

Answer 33

Splenius cervicis, iliocostalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis, levator scapula, middle scalene, posterior scalene, rotators and posterior intertransversarii

Question 34

What muscles will attach to the costotransverse bar?

Answer 34

Middle scalene and posterior intertransversarii

Question 35

What is the orientation and angulation of a typical cervical transverse process?

Answer 35

60 degrees anterolaterally (from midsaggital plane), 15 degrees inferiorly (from the horizontal plane)

Question 36

What is the name given to the modification of the anterior tubercle of the C6 transverse process?

Answer 36

The carotid tubercle

Question 37

What will cause remodeling of the anterior tubercle at C6?

Answer 37

The common carotid artery

Question 38

What will occupy the typical cervical vertebra transverse foramen?

Answer 38

The vertebral artery, vertebral venous plexus and postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers

Question 39

What is the orientation of the typical cervical superior articular facet?

Answer 39

Backwards, Upward, Medial (BUM)

Question 40

What is the orientation of the typical cervical inferior articular facet?

Answer 40

Forward, lateral, downward (FOLD)

Question 41

Recent work suggests what angulation for typical cervical articular facets?

Answer 41

55 to 60 degrees

Question 42

What muscles will attach to typical cervical articular processes?

Answer 42

The longissimus capitis, longissimus cervicis, semispinalis capitis, semispinalis cervicis, multifidis and rotators

Question 43

What muscles blend with the capsular ligament of cervical zygapophyses?

Answer 43

The semispinalis capitis, multifidis and rotator longus

Question 44

What modifications of the synovial joint are observed in the cervical spine?

Answer 44

Meniscoidal Folds

Question 45

What function will meniscoidal folds provide in cervical zygapophyses?

Answer 45

They are assumed to distribute pressure across the joint surface

Question 46

The greatest range of flexion - extension among the typical cervical vertebrae occurs at which vertebral couple?

Answer 46

Typically C5/C6

Question 47

What motions are coupled in the cervical spine?

Answer 47

Lateral bending and axial rotation

Question 48

Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will be similar for what cervical vertebral couples?

Answer 48

The C2/C3, C3/C4, C4/C5 vertebral couples

Question 49

Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will begin to decrease at what cervical vertebral couple?

Answer 49

The C5/C6 vertebral couple

Question 50

What muscles may attach to the typical cervical spinous process?

Answer 50

Spinalis cervicis, semispinalis cervisis, semispinalis thoracis, multifidis, rotators and interspinalis

Question 51

What will form the unique anterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral foramen?

Answer 51

The uncinate process of the segment below and lateral groove of the segment above forms the joint of Luschka