Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
44 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Two primary curvatures?
|
Thoracic & sacrac
|
|
|
Two secondary curvatures?
|
Cervical & Lumbar
|
|
|
Kyphosis
|
exaggerated thoracic curvature
|
|
|
Scoliosis
|
abnormal lateral curvature
|
|
|
Lordosis
|
exaggerated lumbar curvature (pregnancy)
|
|
|
2 parts of the transverse process in a CV?
|
transverse foreman 7 & anterior/posterior tubercles
|
|
|
Parts of TV that articulates with rib?
|
Superior costal, inferior costal, & transverse costal facets
|
|
|
Plane of superior articulate facet in TV?
|
Coronal plane
|
|
|
Plane of articular facet in CV?
|
Transverse plane
|
|
|
Plane of articular process/facet in LV?
|
Saggital
|
|
|
Two parts of the intervertebral disc?
|
Anulus fibrosis & Nucleus pulposis
|
|
|
Synovial joint is between?
|
Inferior articular process and Superior articular process of the V below it
|
|
|
Capsular ligament surrounds?
|
sinovial joint
|
|
|
Anterior longitudinal ligament...where is it? from where to where?
|
Anterior to V body; from CV1 to Sacrum
|
|
|
Posterior longitudinal ligament....where is it? from where to where?
|
Inside the vertebral foreman; attached to body; goes from CV2 to Sacrum
|
|
|
where is the Posterior longitudinal ligament broad/narrow?
|
broad over intervertebral disks; narrow over vertebral bodies
|
|
|
What does the ligamentium flavum attach together?
|
attaches lamina to lamina of adjacent vertebrae; yellow ligament
|
|
|
job of suprasinous ligament?
|
connect spinous process of each vertebrai
|
|
|
From where to where does the supraspinous ligament extend?
|
From CV7 to sacrum
|
|
|
location and purpose of transverse ligament of the atlas?
|
extends between the superior articular processes of CV1 to hold the dens of CV2 against the anterior arch of CV1
|
|
|
location and function of alar ligament?
|
from sides of dens to lateral margin of foramen magnum; side to side head movement
|
|
|
job of atlantoopccipital membrane?
|
connect margins of foramen magnum of skull and arches of CVI
|
|
|
job of cruciform ligament?
|
transverse ligaments made to bands that extend to body of CV2
|
|
|
what is tectorial ligament?
|
continuation of posterior longitudinal ligament
|
|
|
How many joints in the atlantoaxial?
|
2 lateral joints-between superior articular processes of CV1/CV2
1 medial-between dens and anterior arch of CV1 |
|
|
What is the conus medullaris and where is it found?
|
End of spinal cord; found in LV1-2
|
|
|
What is the cauda equina and where is it found?
|
spinal roots/nerves in lumbar and upper sacral region
|
|
|
Where is cerebrospinal fluid found?
|
subarachnoid space
|
|
|
What are denticulate ligaments?
|
lateral extensions of pia; anchor spinal cord to dura
|
|
|
where does the dural sac end?
|
SV2
|
|
|
what/where is the filum terminale?
|
an extension from pia; from conus medullaris to coccyx
|
|
|
Where does the anterior spinal artery and 2 posterior spinal arteries bifurcate from?
|
Vertebral artery
|
|
|
Function of segmented arteries?
|
Supply nerve roots as radicular arteries
|
|
|
Where is the mammillary process?
|
superior articular process of lumbar vertebrae
|
|
|
Where are the actual lumbar spinal cord segments located?
|
TV11-TV12
|
|
|
Where are the actual sacral spinal cord segments located?
|
LV1-LV2
|
|
|
Where does the dura mater start/end?
|
Starts at foramen magnum and through the coccygeal ligament
|
|
|
Where is cerebrospinal fluid produced?
|
choroid plexus in the ventricles
|
|
|
What does the denticulate ligament do?
|
separate dorsal and ventral roots
|
|
|
Accessory process?
|
located on the transverse process of lumbar vertebrae
|
|
|
How many vertebrae and what divisions?
|
33:
7 cervical 12 thoracic 5 lumbar 5 sacral 4 coccygeal |
|
|
How many spinal nerves and their distribution?
|
31
8 cervical 12 thoracic 5 lumbar 5 sacral 1 coccygeal |
|
|
what is the blood supply of the spinal cord?
|
Unpaired anterior spinal artery
Paired posterior spinal artery segmental arteries |
|
|
what are radicular arteries?
|
segmented arteries that supply nerve roots
|
