Anatomy2 Flashcards
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Test for scoliosis
Adam’s forward bending test
Secondary curvatures of spine
Cervical and lumbar
Allows movement between vertebrae
Intervertebral disc
In thoracic disc herniation, what spinal nerve emerges laterally from T2 and T3
T2
Disc herniation at C4-C5, what spinal nerve
C5
Fracture in C1/atlas
Jefferson fracture
Fracture in C2
Hangman fracture
Bony attachment for coccygeus and levator ani muscles
Coccyx
Rectum starts at wahat vertbral level
S3 (sigmoid ends)
Thyroid cartilage level
C4-C5
Bi4cation of trachea
T4
type of gland with branchless ducts
simple exocrine gland
Spinal cord ends in adult in
L1 (conus med)
In newborn - L3
Disc herniation is more common posteriorly due to
Weak and narrow posterior longitudinal ligament
Connects anterior and posterior longitudinal ligament in spinal cord
Ligamentum flavum
In psoas abscess, pus may extend to what nearby structure
Petit’s triangle (lumbar) - site of weakness
Common boundary of auscultatory triangle and petit’s triangle of the back?
Latissimus dorsi
Supplies lower 2/3 of spinal cord
Great anterior medullary artery of Adamkiewicz (enters from left side commonly)
Lateral extension of pia mater in spinal cord
Denticulate ligament
Prolongation of pia mater from conus medullaris
Filum terminale
Great lash of dorsal and ventral roots surrounding filum terminale
Cauda equina (horse’s tail)
Collection of muscle fibers innervated by motor axons
Myotome
Area of skin innerveated by sensory nerves
Dermatome
Lumbar puncture structures traversed
SSSILEDAS
Skin
Superficial fascia
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Ligamentum flavum
Epidural space
Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Subarachnoid space