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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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The 2 bony prominences at the base of the skull are called ________________________. |
Occipital Condyles
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Where does the spinal cord exit the skull?
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Between the occipital condyles is the Foramen Magnum, through which the spinal cord exits the skull and enters the spine |
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What is another name for the atlanto-occipital joint?
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Occipitocervical Joint
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The articulation between C1 and C2 is called _______________.
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Atlantoaxial joint |
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In the cervical region, the facet joints are flat and oriented at _______ to the axial (horizontal) plane
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45 degrees |
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In the thoracic region, the facet joints are flat and oriented ______ to the axial plane and ________ to the coronal (frontal) plane
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60 degrees / 20 degrees |
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In the lumbar region, the facet joints are curved and oriented ______ to the axial plane and ________ to the coronal (frontal) plane.
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90 degrees / 45 degrees |
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Describe the Joints of Luschka? What are they also called?
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The bony elevations on the superior lateral margins of the cervical vertebrae are called the Uncinate Processes, and when these surfaces articulate with the inferior-lateral aspect of the vertebrae above, they form Uncovertebral Joints, also known as the Joints of Luschka. |
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What articulation is formed on the posterior aspect of the vertebral bodies in the area of the T2-T9 thoracic vertebrae?
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Costovertebral Articulations. |
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Degenerative disease and spondylolisthesis most often occur at which junction?
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The Lumbosacral Joint or Junction is formed anteriorly by the wedge-shaped intervertebral disc and posteriorly by the L5 - S1 facets and the location where degenerative disease often occurs. |
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What are the sacral horns?
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The Sacral Horns are the two large articulating processes that extend superiorly from S1 to meet with the inferior articulating processes of L5. |
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The S1 superior articular processes are oriented almost ______ in the coronal plane and _______ in the axial plane.
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90 degrees / 90 degrees |
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The sacroiliac joint is both a ______ and a ______ joint and may be a hidden source of back pain. |
Capsular / Ligamentous |
