Clh&n And Fns Test Iii Clh&n Lecture 5: Craniovertebral Joints And Prevertebral Region

Front 1

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

Back 1

Seven

Front 2

Which vertebrae is the vertebra prominens?

Back 2

C7

Front 3

Which cervical vertebra does not have a body?

Back 3

The Atlas

Front 4

Name that ligament: Broad band that extends from anterior margin of foramen magnum to anterior arch of atlas

Back 4

Anterior Atlanto-occipital Membrane

Front 5

Name that ligament: Inferior continuation of anterior atlanto-occipital membrane, located anterior to bodies of vertebrae, only ligament that acts to limit extension.

Back 5

Anterior Longitudinal ligament

Front 6

Where are the anterior set of ligaments located?

Back 6

From base of skull to anterior surface of the arch of the atlas and bodies of vertebrae

Front 7

Which set of ligaments is lcoated: related to the anterior margin of the foramen magnum and vertebral canal; posterior to verebral bodies and consists of three layers deep to dura in vertebral canal?

Back 7

The middle set of ligaments

Front 8

What are the two posterior ligaments?

Back 8

Tectorial membrane
Posterior longitudinal ligament

Front 9

Name that ligament: Broad band just deep to dura
covers the posterior surface of the body of axis
Attaches to base of occipital bone in fron to f forament magnum and to part of the margin of foramen magnum

Back 9

Tectorial membrane

Front 10

Name that ligament: An inferior continuation of the tectorial membrane in the anterior wall of vertebral canal
aids in preventing herniation of the nucleus pulposus.

Back 10

Posterior Longitudinal ligament

Front 11

What are teh three parts of the cruciate ligament?

Back 11

Transverse ligament
Superior band
Inferior Band

Front 12

Name that ligament: Horizontal part that arches over teh posterior surface of the dens
extends from one lateral mass of the atlas to the other.

Back 12

Transverse ligament

Front 13

Name that ligament: Longitudinal band originating dorsally where transverse ligament crosses dens
extends upward to occipital bone.

Back 13

Superior band (one of the cruciate ligaments)

Front 14

Name that ligament: Longitudinal band originating ventrally where transverse ligament crosses dens and extends downward to the axis.

Back 14

Inferior band

Front 15

What are the three sets of middle ligaments?

Back 15

Posterior
Intermediate
Anterior

Front 16

What are the two ligaments of the Anterior ligaments of the Middle Set of Ligaments?

Back 16

Alar
Apical

Front 17

Name this ligament: Two (2) strong round cords that connect upper part of dens to medial sides of occipital condyles
relaxed on extension and taut in flexion

Back 17

Alar ligaments

Front 18

Name that ligament: Extends from tip of dens to anterior margin of forament magnum and lies between the two alar ligaments.

Back 18

Apical ligament

Front 19

What is the one posterior set of ligaments called?

Back 19

Posterior Atlanto-occipital membrane

Front 20

Name that ligament: Broad thin band that extends fro posterior margin of foramen magnum to posterior arch of the atlas, is similar to ligamentum flavum at other vertebral levels. Is perforated by the entrance of teh veretebral artey and exit of C1 nerve.

Back 20

Posterior Atlanto-occipital membrane

Front 21

Are there discs between C1 and C2?

Back 21

No

Front 22

What joint permits nodding and sideways tilting of the head? Occipital condyles sit in the baske of the atlas in this joint.

Back 22

The Atlanto-Occipital Joint

Front 23

What joint permits head to be turned from side to sie (as in the "no" head movement) where craniuma nd C1 rotate on C2 as a unit?

Back 23

Atlanto-axial Joint

Front 24

Hypertension due to rear-end motor vehicle collisions severly stetch and tear which ligament?

Back 24

The anterior longitudinal ligament.

Front 25

What membrane does the vertebral arteries pierce?

Back 25

The atlanto-occipital membrane

Front 26

What are the three named brances of the vertebral arteries?

Back 26

Anterior Spinal Artery
Posterior Spinal arteries
Posteiror inferior cerebellar artery (PICA)

Front 27

What muscles:
Have a vertical orientation
Are anterior to the vertebral column, directly posterior to the retropharygeal space and medial to the cervical brachial plexuses and subclavian artery? They can flex the head and can be injured in "whiplash".

Back 27

Longus Colli and Longus Capitis Muscle

Front 28

Which muscles lie posterior to the prevertebral fascia and interconnect the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae with the first and second ribs?

Back 28

Scalene muscles

Front 29

How many cervical nerves are there?

Back 29

eight

Front 30

What ventral rami form the cervical plexus?

Back 30

C1-C4

Front 31

What contributes to ansa cervicalis?

Back 31

C1-C3

Front 32

What does Ansa cervicalis supply?

Back 32

infrahyoid muscle

Front 33

What nerve composes the superior root of ansa cervicalis?

Back 33

C1

Front 34

Are white rami coommunicantes found in any cervical ganglia?

Back 34

No

Front 35

Where does autonomic innervation for the head and neck arise from?

Back 35

T1-T4

Front 36

Name that ganglion! Associated with the bifurcation of the common carotid

Back 36

Superior Cervical ganglion

Front 37

Name that ganglion! Associated with the inferior thyroid artery

Back 37

Middle cervical ganglion

Front 38

Name that ganglion! Associated with the vertebral artery around C7.

Back 38

Inferior Cervical ganglion

Front 39

Name that ganglion! Gray Rami Communicantes (out put from ganglion) is: C1-C4 spinal nerves

Back 39

Superior Cervical Ganglion

Front 40

Name that ganglion! Gray Rami Communicantes (out put from ganglion) is: C5, C6 Spinal nerves

Back 40

Middle Cervical ganglion

Front 41

Name that ganglion! Gray Rami Communicantes (out put from ganglion) is: C7,c8 spinal nerves

Back 41

Inferior cervical ganglion

Front 42

What are the characteristics of Horner's syndrome?

Back 42

Pseudoptosis (drooping of the upper eyelid)
Redness of the face
Enophthalmos (an apparent sinking of the eyball)
Miosis (pupillary constriction)
Dryness of the face

Front 43

What lymphatics are comprised of a horizontal ring of nodes at the base of the head and receive drainage from superficial lympthatic vessels of scalp, face and neck?

Back 43

Superficial cervical nodes

Front 44

What lymphatics are formed from a vertical chain along the course of the internal jugular vein and embedded in the carotid sheath?

Back 44

Deep cervical nodes