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19 Cards in this Set
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Thoracic and sacral curvatures |
Primary curves present at birth |
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Lumbar |
When child walks, secondary curve |
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Cervical |
When child raises head, secondary curve |
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Base of skull to sacrum |
Spinal canal extends... |
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Spinal cord |
Medulla oblongata to L1.. sometimes to L2 |
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Alantoccipital joints |
Superior facets articulate with occipital condyles to form |
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Lateral masses. |
Support weight of the head assist in rotation and are between sap and iap |
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R & L lateral atlantoaxial joints |
Between inferior articular surface of c1 and superior surface of c2 |
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Medial atlantoaxial |
Between dens and articular arch of c1. Held in place by transverse Atlantal ligament |
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Spondylosis |
Neck stiffness due to age related degeneration of intervertebral disks. |
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Hangman's fracture. |
Head forced back by impact. c2. Bones in neck crushed. |
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Clay shoveler s |
Fracture when spinous process snaps due to hyperflexion |
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Jefferson fracture |
Arches of C1 fracture |
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Ap axial |
C3 to T2 vertebral bodies, space between pedicles. And intervertebral disk space clearly demonstrated |
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Pa axial oblique |
Demonstrate intervertebral foramina, and pedicles on the side of the patient closest to IR. |
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Lateral |
Cervical vertebral bodies, intervertebral joint spaces, articular pillars, spinous processes, zygapophyseal joints |
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Lateral. |
C1 they C7/T1 spaces clearly seen. If upper margin of T1 not demonstrated, need additional images. |
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C5 to T3, humeral head may appear distal to t4 or t5 |
Anatomy demonstrated on a lateral swimmers |
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Conus medullaris |
Spinal cord tapers off at a point called the |
