Week 4, Joints Of The Spine Flashcards
Atlanto-Axial Joint
Tectorial membrane covered by which ligament?
Posterior Lateral Ligament
Atlanto-Axial Joint
Ligament lateral dens to lateral margin of foramen magnum?
Alar Ligament
Atlanto-Axial Joint
Cruciate Ligament
Superior longitudinal band
Superior longitudinal band found at transverse ligament of atlas to occipital.
Atlanto-Axial Joint
Cruciate Ligament
Transverse Ligament of atlas
Between tubercles on medial aspects of lateral masses of atlas
Atlanto-Axial Joint
Cruciate Ligament
Inferior longitudinal band
Transverse ligament of atlas to C2 body
Atlanta-Axial Joint Deep Ligaments
Apical Ligament?
Alar ligaments?
Apical ligament- from dens to the occiput
Alar ligaments- lateral dens to lateral margin of foramen magnum; controls rotation
Posterior Ligaments
Close posterior portion of the central canal and named for the bones they connect to the arch of the vertebrae
Name the posterior ligaments
Atlanto-Occipital Membrane C0-C1
Atlanto-Axial Membrane C1-C2
Continues from C2-C3 to SI as the ligamentum flava
Nuchal Ligament EOP-C7 connects spinous processes then turns into supraspinous ligament C7-S1.
Nucleolus pulposus has how many rows of annulus fiber?
25-30 rows
What ligaments attach to the vertebral bodies?
Anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)
Posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL)
Becomes tectorial membrane at C2- covering atlanto-axial joint and ligaments
Where are the intertransverse ligaments found?
Between transverse processes
Where do the costotransverse ligaments attach?
Attach ribs to the thoracic spine
What are the zygapophyseal joints?
Gliding joints, controlling movement of the spine, and synovial
Zygapophyseal joints are innervated by which nerve?
The dorsal primary rami
Zygapophyseal joints have articulating facets of adjacent vertebrae where?
Superior and inferior