Vertebral Column Flashcards
Secondary curvature
Convex ventrally
Cervical
Lumbar
Primary curvature
Concave ventrally
Thoracic
Sacral
Kyphosis
Thoracic
Lordosis
Lumbar
Scoliosis
Thoracic
Vertebral prominence when flexed
C7
Vertebral prominence when standing up
T1
Large triangular foramen
Small and broad vertebral body
Short and bifid spinous process
Cervical vertebra
First part of subclavian artery
Vertebral
Thyrocervical
Internal thoracic
Second part of subclavian artery
Costocervical
Third part of subclavian artery
Medium sized heart shaped vertebral body
Small circular foramen
Facets on bodies for ribs and transverse processes for tubercles
Long spinous process
Thoracic vertebra
Facets on bodies for ribs and transverse processes for tubercles except
T11 and T12
Massive and kidney shaped vertebral body
Triangular foramen
Long and slender transverse processes
Flat and quadrangular spinous processes
Lumbar vertebra
Ipsilateral loss of position sense, 2 pt discrimination
Ipsilateral motor loss
Contralateral loss of pain/temp
Brown Sequard
No motor loss
Proprioception loss
Tabes Dorsalis
Neurosyphilis
LMN motor loss
Anterior horn cells
Poliomyelitis
UMN and LMN motor loss
Amyotrophic lateralizing sclerosis
Progressive central cavitation
Loss of pain and temperature in hands and forearm
Capelike distribution
Syringomyelia
Sways when the eyes are
Open
Closed
Cerebellar ataxia
Sensory ataxia dorsal column Romberg sign
Lumbar puncture
L4
Between highest points of iliac crests
Lateral medullary 9 10 11
Alternating sensory loss
Wallenberg pica syndrome
Pons 5 6 7 8
Millard Gubler
Midbrain III IV
Claude
Weber
Non fusion of the embryonic halves of the vertebral arches
Spina bifida
Spina Bifida
L5 S1
Tuft of hair
Occulta
Spina Bifida
Severe cyst like
Cystica
Spina Bifida
Meninges with CSF
Meningocoele
Spina Bifida
Spinal cord with nerve roots
Meningomyelocoele
Spina Bifida
Most severe
Open
Myeloschisis
