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Lateral masses of atlas contains
Articulating facets
Transverse process
Groove for vertebral a.
Dens is located _____
Anteriorly (functions as body of axis)
Lateral grooves on dens are attachment for
Alar ligaments
Bottom of dens is attachment for
Tranverse ligament
____ facet of atlas is curved; ____ is flat
Superior; inferior
Atlas vs. Axis: ___ has 2 lamina while ___ has none
Axis; atlas
Atlas vs. Axis: ___ has bifid spinous process
Axis
membrane between top of atlas and bottom of skull
Atlanto occipital ligament
Anterior atlanto-occipital ligament becomes _____ after the atlas
anterior longitudinal ligament
Posterior atlanto-occipital ligament
Ligamentum flavum
Tectoral membrane becomes
Posterior longitudinal ligament (over cruciate, alar, etc)
___ ligament holds dens tightly onto posterior part of anterior arch of atlas
Transverse
Apical ligament extends from ___ to ____
Apex of dens; anterior part of foramen magnum
___ ligament holds dens to occiput; ___ holds it to C1
(___ & ___ are attached; ____ is attached to skull)
-Alar; transverse/cruciate
-C1 & C2; C2
-No motion formed by
-yes
-Atlas on axis
-Skull & C1
Bambooing
Reduction of normal lordosis of cervical spine
Jefferson Fracture
Burst fracture of C1 (lateral masses)
Fracture above ___ cervical vertebrae results in death from paralysis or denervation phrenic
C4
Hangman's fracture
Fracture dislocation of C2 through pedicle
-Most cervical spine fractures of ___ are lower (around C5/6)
-____Are higher (C4)
Adult; children
-Steele's Rule of Thirds
--Dens
--Spinal cord
--Spaces
-How much distance should see in cross section of veretebrae
--Dens occupies 1/3
--Spinal cord: 1/3
--Spaces: 1/6 & 1/6
Disruption of transverse ligament results in ___
Atlas sliding forward
3 parts of the pharynx
Naso
Oro
Laryngo
-Nasopharynx location
-Connected to nasal cavity via___ & tympanic cavity via ___
-Nasal choana behind nasal cavity above soft palate
-Nasal choanae; auditory tube
-Oropharynx location
Between soft palate &epiglottis
Laryngopharynx location
Upper border to epiglottis to lower border to cricoid
Piriform recess
Each side of opening of larynx
Adenoids
Swollen pharyngeal tonsils (top of nasal pharynx in choana)
-Pharynx extends from
-Arises from (3)
-Esophagus to back of larynx
-Mouth, hyoid bone, laryngeal cartilages
Longitudinal mm. of the pharynx (PSS)
Palatopharyngeus
Stylopharyngeus
Salpingopharyngeus
Muscles between superior and middle constrictor
Stylopharyngeus
Zinker Diverticulum
Mucosal diverticulum between constrictors off pharyngeal wall
___ innervates ___ mm. which raises the uvula
Vagus; levator veli palatini
Lesion of vagus will cause uvula to contract unilaterally point ____ (what direction) from lesion
Away
____ closes nasopharynx form oral pharynx
Soft palate
Most prominent structure in:
-Nasopharynx
-Oro
-Laryngeal
-Auditory tube
-Soft palate
-Epiglottis
Palatine tonsils location
Between palatoglossus & palatopharyngeus mm.
Auditory tube of child vs. adult; this causes ____
Child's - flatter, less angled; secretions etc to drain backwards
Allergies and ear pain
____ swells, blocking auditory tube; ___ secretes fluid in attempt to ____
Nasal mucosa; middle ear; equalize pressure
Only pharyngeal mm. not innervated by vagus
Stylopharyngeus
Only tongue mm. not innervated by hypoglossal
Palatoglossal (10 instead of 12
Pharyngeal recess is above ____; ___ is behind the recess
Auditory tube; pharyngeal tonsils
"Mouth breather" caused by
Enlarged adenoids
Ring of tonsilar tissue behind oral cavity guarding GI tract
Walderi's Tonsilar ring
Gag reflex
-Afferent n.
-Motor n.
-CN 9
-CN 10
Superior Constrictor M.
-O
-I
-A
-N
-V
-Note about location
-medial pterygoid plate, pterygoid hamulus, pterygomandibular raphe, mylohyoid line of mandible
-pharyngeal tubercle and midline pharyngeal raphe
-constricts the pharyngeal cavity
-vagus (X), via the pharyngeal plexus
-ascending pharyngeal a.
-Most internal
Middle Constrictor M.
-O
-I
-A
-N
-V
-lesser and greater horns of the hyoid bone, stylohyoid ligament
-midline pharyngeal raphe
-constricts the pharyngeal cavity
-vagus (X), via the pharyngeal plexus
-ascending pharyngeal a.
Inferior Constrictor M.
-O
-I
-A
-N
-V
-Note about location
-oblique line of the thyroid cartilage, lateral surface of cricoid cartilage
-midline pharyngeal raphe
-constricts pharyngeal cavity
-vagus (X), via the pharyngeal plexus, with aid from the superior laryngeal and recurrent laryngeal nerves
-ascending pharyngeal a., superior thyroid a., inferior thyroid a.
-Most external
Origin of constrictors is ___; insertion is posterior on ____
Anterior; posterior on raphe
-___ branch of glossopharyngeal is sensory
--one m. that's innervated
-Pharyngeal
-Stylopharyngeus
N. that allows to stick out tongue
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