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How many cervical vertebra are there?

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7

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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

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12

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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

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5

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How many segments of the sacrum are there?

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5

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How many segments of the coccyx are there?

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4

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How are cervical and lumbar lordosis related?

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Both developed during childhood
Both angled backward (2nd degree curvature)

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How are thoracic and sacral kyphosis related?

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Both leaning forward, 1 degree curvature, present during fetal development

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Back clinical correlates

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scoliosis, lateral
lordosis, increase in lumbar curves
kyphosis hump back (osteoporosis)

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Why is the vertebral foramen important?

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Forms the canal where the spinal cord, meninges, fat, spinal nerve roots, and vessels are

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Why is L4/L5 important?

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Where most back pain is

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Where is the atlanto-occipital joint?

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In between the foramen magnum and C1

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What is a hangman’s fracture?

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hyperextension trauma injury, with prevertebral soft tissue swelling, rupture of the anterior longitudinal ligament, anterior dislocation of the C2 body, and interarticularis fractures

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What is the anterior longitudinal ligament?

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Anterior ligament extending from C1 to the sacrum. Wide, located on vertebral bodies
Limits extension

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What is the posterior longitudinal ligament?

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Narrow, weaker, on the posterior side of the spine, within vertebral canal. This limits flexion.

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What is the nuchal/nuchae ligament?

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Median ligament of the neck –> substitutes as bone for muscle attachment for C3-C5 spinous processes
looks like a fin

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What is the ligament flavum?

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between the lamina, thick tarp-like ligament that stops abrupt flexion, preventing injury to the intervertebral discs.

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What are the accessory ligaments?

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Intraspinous between spinous processes, supraspinous, and intertransverse

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How long is the spinal cord?

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about 45 cm

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Where does the conus medullaris end?

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L1-L2 in adults

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Where does the conus medullaris end in neonates?

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L3

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What is the cauda equina?

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The end of the spinal cord, which sends and receives messages between lower limbs and pelvic organs which consist of the bladder, rectum, and internal genital organs

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When should you immediately be concerned regarding a patient with back pain?

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If they complain of any issues with bladder, rectum, or genital organs which could mean a more serious nerve issue.

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What is dura mater?

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outermost layer of the meninges, which has a tough dural sac which ends at the 2nd sacral vertebrae. Spinal blocks are given between L3 & L4 or L4 & L5

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What is arachnoid mater?

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The middle layer, separated by dura-arachnoid

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What is the pia mater?
vascular membrane that covers the spinal cord, separated from the arachnoid mater by the subarachnoid space, with CSF. Covers nerve roots and spinal cord vessels
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How is the spinal cord held in place?
Filum terminale ( long piece of cauda equina)
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How many spinal nerves are there?
31
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How are spinal nerves diveded?
poster/dorsal or anterior/ventral
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where do the spinal nerve roots exit the spine?
through intervertebral foramina
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How are the cervical different from the thoracic and lumbar when considering innervation?
Cervical exits above their corresbonding vertebral body, thoracic/lumbar exits below
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What is annulus fibrosus?
a ring of ligament fibers that connects the spinal vertebrae above and below disc
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What is nucleus pulposus?
Jelly like material (mostly water), vertebral disc to withstand forces of compression/torsion
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What is a herniated disc?
Mostly L4/L5 or L5/S1, or cervical . caused by heavy lifting or violent rotation where the nucleus pulposus squeezes out and is infringing upon the nerves
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What is the trapezius' origin?
External occipital protuberance, spinous process of vertebrae C7-T12, "nuchal ligament"
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What is the trapezius' insertion?
clavicle, acromion process, spine of scapula
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What is the trapezius' arterial supply and innervation?
transverse cervical artery, spinal accessory nerve
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What is the trapezius action?
rotation, retraction, elevation, depression
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Where is the origin of the latissimus dorsi?
T7-L5 spinous processes, inferior angle, thoracolumbar fascia
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Where is the insertion of the latissimus dorsi?
intertubercular groove of the humerus
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What is the arterial supply and innervation of lats dorsi?
thoracodorsal branch off the subscapular artery and thoracodorsal nerve
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What is the latissmus dorsi actions?
adducts, extends, and internally rotates the arm
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Where is the thoracolumbar fascia?
Site of attachment sort of by your tailbone in a triangle shape
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What is the rhomboids' origin?
C7-T1, T2-T5
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What is the rhomboids' insertion?
Medial border of scapula
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What is the rhomboids action?
retract scapula, rotate, depress glenoid cavity, fix scapula to wall
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What is the rhomboids' innervation and blood supply?
dorsal scapular nerve & dorsal scapular artery
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What is the levator scapulae?
Muscle extending from medial top scapula border to C1. Elevates scapula, rotates scapula
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What is the levator scapulae's innervation and blood supply?
dorsal scapular nerve, brachial plexus and deep branch of dorsal scapular artery
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What is the serratus posterior muscle?
forced inspiration (superior), forced expiration (inferior), T1 downwards to intercostal (superior) T11 up to intercostal (inferior)
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HOTEL SPA (supply for scapula)
Highest thoracic artery O Thoracoacromial trunk E Lateral thoracic artery Subscapular artery Posterior Humeral Circumflex artery Anterior Circumflex artery
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How to remember supply for the scapula?
HOTEL SPA (6)
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How many scapula vasculatures do you need to know?
6
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What is on the superficial layer of the back?
Splenius cervicis (T6 to C1 transverse process) and splenius capititis (T4 to mastoid process)
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What are the erector spinae muscles?
iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis
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What does the iliocostalis do?
Extends and lateral flexes spine (outermost)
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What does longissimus do?
extends spine (middle)
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What does spinalis do?
Lateral flexion of spine (closest to spine)
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What is the H for in HOTELSPA?
highest thoracic artery
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What is the T for HOTELSPA?
thoracoacromial trunk
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What is the L for HOTELSPA?
Lateral thoracic artery
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What is the S for HOTELSPA?
Subscapular artery
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What is the P for HOTELSPA?
posterior humeral circumflex artery
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What is the A for HOTELSPA?
anterior circumflex artery
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What can sciatica be caused by?
herniation of L5-S1
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What is the most common herniation?
L4-L5
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Where is the most common winging of the scapula?
Medial winging, caused by injury to the long thoracic nerve
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How do you examine winging with an injury to the long thoracic nerve?
Occurs medially. Have patient stand, put both hands on wall, hands pressed against the wall
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How do you examine winging with an injury to the dorsal scapular nerve?
Occurs laterally. Patient needs to place their hand behind their back or against the wall
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What nerves are affected if winging occurs medially (1) and laterally (2)?
1-long thoracic nerve 2-dorsal scapular nerve

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