10/12 Questions

Question 1

What are the attachment sites for the lumbocostal ligament?

Answer 1

the neck of the twelfth rib and the transverse process of L1

Question 2

What is the function of the superior costotransverse ligament?

Answer 2

limitation of lateral bending or maintaining lateral stability

Question 3

What are the attachment sites for the inferior costotransverse ligament?

Answer 3

the neck of the rib and the transverse process of the vertebra at that level

Question 4

Which vertebrae will have an attachment for the inferior costotransverse ligament?

Answer 4

T1-T11

Question 5

What is the name of the space between the transverse process and the neck of the rib?

Answer 5

the costotransverse foramen

Question 6

Which ligament fills the costotransverse foramen?

Answer 6

the inferior costotransverse ligament

Question 7

What are the attachment sites for the lateral costotransverse ligament?

Answer 7

the non-articular surface of the tubercle of the rib and the transverse tubercle of the transverse process of the vertebra at that level

Question 8

Which vertebrae will have an attachment for the lateral costotransverse ligament?

Answer 8

T1-T11

Question 9

Which vertebra will lack an attachment for the lateral costotransverse ligament?

Answer 9

T12

Question 10

Which vertebral couples of the thoracic spine have the greatest motion?

Answer 10

T11/T12 and T12/L1

Question 11

Which range of motion is greatest for lower thoracic vertebral couples?

Answer 11

flexion-extension

Question 12

Which range of motion is least for lower thoracic vertebral couples?

Answer 12

one side axial rotation

Question 13

Which ligaments replace the intertransverse ligament at the lumbosacral joint?

Answer 13

the iliolumbar ligament and lumbosacral joint

Question 14

Which of the current ligaments from the iliolumbar ligament complex represents the iliolumbar ligament of classical descriptions?

Answer 14

the superior iliolumbar ligament

Question 15

Which ligament from the iliolumbar ligament complex will attach to the sacral ala?

Answer 15

the inferior iliolumbar ligament

Question 16

Which ligament from the iliolumbar ligament complex represents the lumbosacral ligament of classical descriptions?

Answer 16

the inferior iliolumbar ligament

Question 17

What are the attachment sites for the accessory iliolumbar ligament?

Answer 17

the transverse process of L4 and the iliac crest

Question 18

Which vertebral couple of the lumbar spine has the greatest range of motion?

Answer 18

L5/S1

Question 19

Which range of motion is greatest for all lumbar vertebral couples?

Answer 19

flexion-extension

Question 20

Which range of motion is least for L1-L5 vertebral couples?

Answer 20

one side axial rotation

Question 21

Which range of motion is least fro the L5/S1 vertebral couple?

Answer 21

one side lateral bending

Question 22

List in order, from cranial to caudal the ligaments forming the anterior boundary of the spinal column?

Answer 22

anterior atlanto-occipital ligament
anterior atlanto-axial ligament
anterior longitudinal ligament
anterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Question 23

List in order, from cranial to caudal the ligaments forming the anterior boundary of the spinal canal?

Answer 23

membrana tectoria
posterior longitudinal ligament
deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Question 24

List in order, from cranial to caudal the ligaments forming the posterior boundary of the spinal canal?

Answer 24

posterior atlanto-occipital ligament
posterior atlanto-axial ligament
ligamentum flavum
superficial posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Question 25

What forms the closure for the spinal canal inferiorly?

Answer 25

fusion of the deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament with the superficial posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Question 26

What is the homolog of the intertransverse ligament at the sacrococcygeal joint?

Answer 26

the lateral sacrococcygeal ligament

Question 27

What is the homolog of the capsular ligament at the sacrococcygeal joint?

Answer 27

the intercornual ligament

Question 28

What does the sacral cornu represent?

Answer 28

the inferior articular process and facet of S5

Question 29

What is the auricular surface of the ilium composed of?

Answer 29

articular cartilage, interspersed with fibrocartilage

Question 30

What is the superficial appearance of the auricular surfaces of the sacro-iliac joint by age 15?

Answer 30

the sacrum develops a sacral groove while the ilium develops an iliac ridge

Question 31

Which gender is biased with greater unevenness of the auricular surface of the sacro-iliac joint?

Answer 31

males

Question 32

What forms the accessory sacro-iliac joint?

Answer 32

the sacral tuberosity and the iliac sulcus

Question 33

What pathological or age-related modifications of the sacro-iliac joint may occur?

Answer 33

degenerative arthrosis and ankylosis

Question 34

What does degenerative arthrosis mean?

Answer 34

a condition of degeneration of the joint, sometimes referred to as degenerative joint disease (DJD)

Question 35

What does ankylosis mean?

Answer 35

condition of fibrous adhesion occurs within the joint

Question 36

What is the age and surface bias associated with degenerative arthrosis of the sacro-iliac joint?

Answer 36

age 40, the iliac auricular surface

Question 37

What is the age and gender bias associated with ankylosis of the sacro-iliac joint?

Answer 37

age 50 and males bias particularly in African American males