All vertebrae and Cervical Vertebrae

Question 1

Body/centrum

Answer 1

anterior (all vertebrae except C1/atlas)

Question 2

vertebral/neural arch

Answer 2

posterior

Question 3

lamina

Answer 3

posterior aspect of vertebral arch

Question 4

pedicle

Answer 4

anterior aspect of vertebral arch

Question 5

spinous process

Answer 5

posterior projection of vertebral arch

Question 6

transverse process

Answer 6

lateral projection of vertebral arch

Question 7

vertebral foramen

Answer 7

circumscribed by the vertebral arch

Question 8

superior articular facet

Answer 8

articulates with the superior vertebra and is generally oriented posteriorly; plane/gliding type of synovial joint;

Question 9

superior/cranial articular processor zygapophysis

Answer 9

contains the superior articular facet

Question 10

inferior articular facet

Answer 10

articulates with the inferior vertebra and is generally oriented anteriorly; plane/glidingtype ofs ynovialjoint;

Question 11

inferior/caudal articular processor zygapophysis

Answer 11

contains the inferior articular facet superior vertebral notch(left and right) –viewed from lateral, just an

Question 12

inferior vertebral notch

Answer 12

viewed from lateral, just anterior to inferior articular facet

Question 13

superior vertebral notch

Answer 13

viewed from lateral, just anterior to superior articular process

Question 14

intervertebral foramen

Answer 14

for the passage of spinal nerves and vessels; formed by the superior and inferior vertebral notches of two adjacent vertebrae

Question 15

All Cervical Vertebrae:

transverse foramen

bifid spinous process

Answer 15

on each transverse process; for vertebral artery, veins, and nerves of the vertebral plexus

split at its posterior extent (except for C1/atlas and C7)

Question 16

The Atlas (C1 Vertebra):

anterior arch with anterior tubercle

facet for dens of axis

lateral mass

posterior arch with posterior tubercle

groove for vertebral artery and first cervical nerve

Answer 16

no vertebral body (centrum) on the atlas

posterior aspect of anterior arch(pivot type of synovial joint)

contains superior articular facet (atlanto-occipital joint, an ellipsoid type of synovial joint) and inferior articular facet(plane type of synovial joint)

(remnant of the spinous process)

superior aspect of posterior arch, just posterior to lateral mass

Question 17

The Axis (C2 Vertebra):

dens/odontoid process

Answer 17

cranially projecting process on superior/cranial aspect of vertebral body that allows rotation of the axis(atlantoaxial joint, a pivot type of synovial joint)

Question 18

The Typical Cervical Vertebra, C3–C7:
uncinate process or uncus

anterior and posterior tubercles of the transverse process

intertubercular lamella of transverse process

Answer 18

lateral lip on superior vertebral body; resists lateral displacement

Left and right

lateral; between the two tubercles of the transverse process