Unit I Lec 8-9 Flashcards
Special joint in vertebral column in which condyles rock back and forth for flexion and extension
atlanto-occipital joint (skull and C1)
Special joint in vertebral column that uses the Dens as a pivot point for right nad left rotation
atlanto-axial joint (C1 and C2)
What type of synovial joint is the atlanto-occipital joint
hinge joint (sometimes described as condyloid joint)
Tooth like structure on the axis vertebra
Dens
Term for hole in base of skull
foramen magnum
Features on C1 where condyles on skull fit
superior facets (Facet complexes)
Features on skull that allow skull to fit onto C1
condyles
Only movements allowed by atlanto-occipital joint
flexion and extension (~70% head mvmt)
Atlas C1 vertebra is missing what major feature
body
Another name for Dens
odontoid process
Two main structural features of the C1
Anterior/posterior arch of atlas
Two main terrain features of atlas
Anterior/posterior tubercles
Shape of spinous process on C2
bifid spinous process
Interesting prominent terrain feature on axis
Dens (odontoid process)
Main ligament that holds the dens in the dens notch on C1
transverse ligament of the dens
Ligaments that come off the side of the dens and attach just to the side of the foramen magnum, help to stabilize dens
alar ligaments
Ligament with vertical and horizintal portions to stabilize dens, encompases transverse ligament
cruciform ligament
Ligament that originates just inside foramen magnum in skull and becomes PLL on vertebral column
tectoral membrane
Abnormal curvature - hunch back
kyphosis
Abnormal curvature - increased lumbar curvature
lordosis
Abnormal curvature - lateral curvature
scoliosis
A congenital disease that causes kyphosis in which thoracic vertebral bodies are wedge shaped
kyphosis
Another disease that causes kyphosis
meilleurs TB
Way to tell if a patient has scoliosis
patient bends over, observe spinal deviation and rib hump
Another way to detect scoliosis from legs
Measure lower limbs and observe apparent length discrepancy
Two large superficial muscles of the back
trapezius and latissimus dorsi
Muscle that is three muscles in one, upper portion near head origin superior nuchal line, middle attaching at scapula, lower attaching at spine of scapula
trapezius
Fixed part of muscle
origin
moveable part of muscle
insertion
Insertion always moves toward
origin
Origin and insertion of upper trap
skull, shoulder
Actions of upper trapezius
elevate shoulder, extend head and neck
Origins and insertions are relative to
movements being performed
Action of middle trapezius
retract scapula
Origin and insertion of middle trap
spine, scapula
Origin and insertion of lower trap
lower thoracic spine, spine of scapula
Action of lower trap
depress shoulder
Origin and insertion of latissimus dorsi
lower back, humerus
Actions of latissimus dorsi
adduction humerus, extension humerus, internal rotation of humerus