Unit 5 Kuchera Flashcards
Superior division of the cervical spine consits of
Occiput
Atlas
Axis
And their respective joints
In the occipitoatlanto joint, rotation and sidebending to the same side only occur
Following severe trauma or congenital defect
The Occipitoatlanto joint accounts for how much forward and back bending in the cervical spine
45 degree so half
The atlanto-axial joint accounts for how much rotation in the cervical spine
45 degree so half
The inferior division of the cervical spine consists of
C2-C7 and the synovial joints between them
In Neutral mechanics of the cervical spine ____ occurs first and then ____ follows
rotation
sidebending
In cervical spine, only difference between neutral and non-neutral mechanics is
nonneutral motion, side bending occurs before rotation but still to the same side
Sidebending of the lumbars on the sacrum engages what sacral axis
Oblique sacral axis on the side of side bending.
Definition of vertebral unit
Two adjacent vertebrae , their joints and the intervertebral discs between them
How is the vertebral unit named
Superior member of the unit (Superior vertebrae)
How is the motion of the sacrum determined
indirectly by the actions of muscles that funciton ot move the back or legs
Ganglion impar is what
Single sympathetic ganglion formed by the right and left sympathetic chains end by joining together on the ventral surface of the coccyx
Sacral promontory
Most anterior and superior projections of the 1st sacral vertebral body,
Sacral canal
Posterior to the bodies of the sacral vertebrae and medial to the sacral crest
Carries nerves of the sacral portion of cauda equina
Defect near the apex of sacrum called
Sacral hiatus and cornu
How is sacral hiatus and cornu formed
by failure of lamina of 5th sacral vertebrae to meet in the midline
Where is the opening for a epidural
Sacral hiatus and cornu
The point of change in direction of the sacrum is
Inferior lateral angle of the sacrum (ILA)
Sacrotuberous ligament attaches
Lateral to the ILA’s of sacrum and extends down to ischial tuberosities