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Typical Cervical Vertebrae C3-C6 Flashcards

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Which mammals have more than seven cervical vertebrae?

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Ant bear, three-toed sloth

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Which mammals have less than seven cervical vertebrae?

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Two-toes sloth and manatee

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

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Seven

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Which vertebrae are typical cervicals?

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C3-C6

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Which vertebrae are atypical cervicals?

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C1, 2 and 7

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

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Rectangular

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What is the appearance of the typical revival body form the lateral view?

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Posterior height is greater than the anterior height by a few millimeters

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

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Posterior or kyphotic

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What accounts for the direction o the typical cervical curve?

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The intervertebral disc height

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What is the direction of the typical cervical curve?

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Anterior or lordotic

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

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C5/C6

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What is the sect o aging on the cervical vertebral body?

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It diminishes the overall height o the vertebral body

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

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Anterior groove, posterior groove, right and left uncinate processes

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

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

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

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Anterior lip, posterior lip, right and left lateral grooves

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

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Fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis

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

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Modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar)

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

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Cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis

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

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5

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

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5

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

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10

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

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4

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What other terms are used to ID the uncinate process?

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Unciform process, uncovertebral process, uncus, lateral lip

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

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Joint of Luschka or uncovertebral joint

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25
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The joint of Luschka is formed form what surfaces?

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The uncinate processes and lateral groove

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What is they functional significance o the joint of Luschka?

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It appears to stabilize the intervertebral disc while accommodating flexion - extension and requiring pulped motion (axial rotation with lateral bending) in the cervical spine

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27
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What muscle attaches to the typical cervical vertebral body?

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The Longus colli muscle

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28
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What is the orientation and angulation of the pedicle of a typical cervical?

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Posterolateral, 45 degrees

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What is the direction of projection of the cervical lamina?

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Posteromedially

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30
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What ligament attaches to the lamina of a typical cervical?

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Ligamentum flavum

31
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Ossification of the ligamentum flavum at the attachment site on the lamina will result in what feature?

A

Para-articular processes

32
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Ossification o the ligamentum flavum at the attachment site on the lamina will be associated with which classification o bone?

A

Accessory bone

33
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What is the outline of the vertebral Foramen of a typical cervical vertebra>

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Heart-shaped or triangular

34
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Which is the greatest diameter of the vertebral Foramen o typical cervicals?

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Transverse

35
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What sot tissue diameter mimics the outline of the typical cervical Foramen?

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The transverse diameter of the cervical enlargement of the spinal cord

36
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The greatest transverse diameter of the typical cervical vertebra occurs at ______?

37
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The greatest frequency of osteophytes associate with the vertebral body occurs at which typical cervical vertebral couple?

38
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List, in order, the osseous parts of the typical cervical vertebra transverse process beginning at the vertebral body.

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

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List, in order, the osseous parts of the typical cervical vertebrae transverse process beginning at the lamina pedicle junction.

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True transverse process, posterior tubercle, costotransverse bar, anterior tubercle, costal element

40
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What muscles will attach to the anterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra?

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Anterior scalene, Longus capitis, Longus colli, anterior intertrasversarii

41
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What muscles may attach to the posterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra?

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Splenius cervicis, Iliocostalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis, levator scapula, middle scalene, posterior scalene, rotators and posterior intertrasversarii

42
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What muscles will attach to the costotransverse bar?

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Middle scalene and posterior intertrasversarii

43
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What produces the primary tension on the transverse process that will cause remodeling in the anterolateral and inferior directions?

A

Cervical spinal nerves as they are directed anterolaterally and inferior lay to form the cervical and brachial plexuses

44
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What is the orientation and angulation of a typical cervical transverse process?

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60 degrees anterolaterally (from midsagittal alne), 15 degrees inferiorly (form the horizontal plane)

45
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What is the name given to the modification of the anterior tubercle of the C6 transverse process?

A

The carotid tubercle

46
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What will cause remodeling of the anterior tubercle at C6?

A

The common carotid artery

47
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What will occupy the typical cervical vertebra transverse Foramen>

A

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

48
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What part of the peripheral nerve system is observed in the transverse Foramen of typical cervical vertebrae?

A

Postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers of the autonomic (involuntary or visceral) nerve system

49
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What is the name of the lamina-pedicle junction of typical cervical vertebrae?

A

The articular pillar

50
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What nerve indents the articular pillar of typical cervical spinal nerve?

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The medial branch of the dorsal ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

51
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What is the classic angulation of typical cervical articular facets?

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40 to 45 degrees from the coronal plane

52
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Recent work suggests what angulation for typical cervical articular facets?

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55 to 60 degrees

53
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What is the orientation of the typical cervical superior articular facet?

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Backward, upward, medial (BUM)

54
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What is the orientation of the typical inferior articular facet?

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Forward, lateral, downward (FoLD)

55
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What muscles will attach to typical cervical inferior articular facet?

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The longissimus capitis, longissimus cervicis, semispinalis capitis, semispinalis cervicis, multifidis and rotator longus

56
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What muscle blend with the capsular ligament of cervical zygapophyses?

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The semispinalis capitis, multifidis, and rotator Longus

57
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What is the joint classification for the typical cervical zygapophysis?

A

Synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia) joint

58
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What modifications of the synovial joint are observed in the cervical spine?

A

Meniscoidal folds

59
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What function will meniscoidal folds provide in cervical zygapophyses?

A

They are assumed to distribute pressure across the joint surface

60
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The greatest range of flexion - extension among the typical cervical vertebrae occurs at which vertebral couple?

61
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What motions are coupled in the cervical spine?

A

Lateral bending and axial rotation

62
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Ranges of coupled motion amount the typical cervical vertebrae will be similar for what cervical vertebral couples?

A

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

63
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Ranges of couple motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will begin to decrease at what cervical vertebral couple?

A

The C5/C6 vertebral couple

64
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What is the usual condition for the Caucasian typical cervical spinous process?

A

They are bifid

65
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What is the usual condition of for the African-American typical cervical spinous processe?

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They are non-bifid

66
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What muscles may attach to the typical cervical spinous process>

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The spinalis cervicis, semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis thoracis, multifidis, rotators and interspinalis

67
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What ligaments will attach to the typical cervical spinous process?

A

The interspinous ligament and ligamentum nuchae

68
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What will form the posterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral Foramen?

A

The inferior articular process (post-zygapophysis), the superior articular process (pre-zygapophysis), the capsular ligament and the ligamentum flavum

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What will form the superior boundary to a typical cervical intervertebral Foramen?

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The inferior vertebral notch or inferior vertebral incisure

70
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What will form the inferior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral Foramen?

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The superior vertebral notch or superior vertebral incisure

71
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What will form the unique anterior boundary of a typical cervical intervertebral Foramen?

A

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

72
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What is the unique anterior boundary of the intervertebral Foramen for the C4 spinal nerve?

A

The lateral groove of C3 and uncinate process of C4 forming the joint of Luschka

73
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At what developmental age will the uncinate process first to be observed?

A

3rd-4th fetal month

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