Head And Neck

Front 1

Cranialcervical region

Back 1

Made up of Atlanto occipital, Atlanto axial, and cervical spine

Front 2

C2 axis

Back 2

Has dens, facet (superior, posterior, and anterior), spinous process

Front 3

Atlanto occipital joint

Back 3

Articulation between occipital condyles and superior facets of c1. Does capital extension and flexion. Lateral flexion. It is a condyloid joint.

Front 4

Atlanto axial joints

Back 4

Has 3 articulations. 2 lateral inferior and superior facets of c1 and c2. They are gliding synovial joints. 1 medial from dens of c2 and anterior arch of c1. It is a pivot joint.

Front 5

Transverse ligament of the atlas

Back 5

Critical for Atlanto axial stability.

Front 6

Atlanto axial joint

Back 6

Does head rotation c1 rotates on c2

Front 7

Cervical spine

Back 7

Most mobile region

Front 8

Cranial movement at Atlanto occipital

Back 8

Flexion, extension, sidebend

Front 9

Cranial movement at Atlanto occipital

Back 9

Flexion, extension, sidebend

Front 10

Cranial movement at Atlanto axial

Back 10

Rotation, flexion, extension

Front 11

Cervical movements

Back 11

Flexion, extension, rotation, sidebend

Front 12

Cervical spinal coupling

Back 12

45 degree facet angle. Sidebend and rotation coupled to same side

Front 13

Cervical spinal coupling

Back 13

45 degree facet angle. Sidebend and rotation coupled to same side

Front 14

What is protraction of the cranium

Back 14

Cervical flexion and cranial extension (like a turtle)

Front 15

Retraction of cranium

Back 15

Cervical extension and cranial flexion (two Chins)

Front 16

Anterior muscles

Back 16

Sternocleidomastoid, hyoid muscles

Scalenes, longus colli, longus Capitis, rectus Capitis anterior, rectus Capitis lateralis

Front 17

Sternocleidomastoid

Back 17

Attaches at mastoid process and clavicle. Does bilateral capital extension, cervical flexion. Does unilateral craniocervical sidebend and craniocervical contralateral rotation

Front 18

Anterior scalene

Back 18

Attaches at transverse process and rib. Does bilateral cervical flexion and unilateral cervical sidebend

Front 19

Middle scalene

Back 19

Attaches at transverse process and superior rib. Does unilateral cervical sidebend and bilateral cervical flexion

Front 20

Posterior scalene

Back 20

Attaches at transverse process and 2nd rib. Does unilateral cervical sidebend

Front 21

Longus colli

Back 21

Attaches at transverse process and vertebra bodies. Does bilateral neck flexion and unilateral sidebend

Front 22

Longus Capitis

Back 22

Attaches at occipital bone and transverse process. Does bilateral capital flexion and unilateral sodebend

Front 23

Trapezius

Back 23

Attaches at Nuchal ligament and scapula. Does unilateral capital and cervical sidebend. Does unilateral capital and cervical contralateral rotation. Does bilateral capital and cervical extension

Front 24

Splendid Capitis

Back 24

Attaches at mastoid process and spinous process. Does bilateral capital extension and unilateral sidebend and unilateral ipsilateral rotation

Front 25

Splenius cervicis

Back 25

Attaches at transverse process and spinous process.

Does bilateral cervical extension . Unilateral sidebend and unilateral ipsidirectional rotation

Front 26

Splenius cervicis

Back 26

Attaches at transverse process and spinous process.

Does bilateral cervical extension . Unilateral sidebend and unilateral ipsidirectional rotation

Front 27

Semispinalis

Back 27

Attaches at vertebrae and goes down spine. Does bilateral capital and cervical extension. Unilateral sidebend and unilateral contralateral sidebend

Front 28

Erector spinae

Back 28

Bilateral cervical extensors and unilateral cervical sidebend

Front 29

Longissimus Capitis

Back 29

Unilateral capital rotation ipsilateral

Front 30

Longissimus Capitis

Back 30

Unilateral capital rotation ipsilateral

Front 31

Suboccipital triangle muscles

Back 31

Rectus Capitis posterior major, rectus Capitis posterior minor, obliquus Capitis inferior, obliques Capitis superior.

Front 32

Longissimus Capitis

Back 32

Unilateral capital rotation ipsilateral

Front 33

Suboccipital triangle muscles

Back 33

Rectus Capitis posterior major, rectus Capitis posterior minor, obliquus Capitis inferior, obliques Capitis superior.

Front 34

Bilateral capital extension

Back 34

Rectus Capitis posterior major, rectus Capitis posterior minor, obliquus Capitis superior

Front 35

Longissimus Capitis

Back 35

Unilateral capital rotation ipsilateral

Front 36

Suboccipital triangle muscles

Back 36

Rectus Capitis posterior major, rectus Capitis posterior minor, obliquus Capitis inferior, obliques Capitis superior.

Front 37

Bilateral capital extension

Back 37

Rectus Capitis posterior major, rectus Capitis posterior minor, obliquus Capitis superior

Front 38

Ipsilateral capital rotation

Back 38

Unilateral rectus Capitis posterior major and obliquus Capitis inferior

Front 39

Ipsilateral capital sidebend

Back 39

Obliquus Capitis superior

Front 40

Craniocervical rotation left

Back 40

Left splenius Capitis is agonist and left splenius cervicis is agonist. Synergists assist with capital rotation are left longissimus Capitis, left rectus Capitis posterior major, left obliquus Capitis inferior, right trapezius, right scm, right semispinalis Capitis

Cervical assistant are left longissimus cervicis, left iliocostalis cervicis, right trapezius, right SCM, right semispinalis cervicis