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How many cervical vertebrae? Thoracic? lumbar? sacral? coccyx?

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C - 7
T - 12
L - 5
S - 5
C - 4
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Which sections of the vertebral column curve anteriorly ?

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Cervical and lumbar

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Which sections of the vertebral column curve posteriorly ?

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Thoracic and Sacral

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What is a static curve

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Curve which can not change as the body changes position

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What is an example of a static curve

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Sacral

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What is a dynamic curve

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Continuously changing based on body position

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What is an example of a dynamic curve

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Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar

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What is the purpose of curves in the human vertebral column

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To help vertebral column deal with compressive forces

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Resistance of vertebral column to compressive forces has strengthened by how much due to the curves

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10 fold

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what causes the 5 degrees of scoliosis that is considered normal

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has to do with handedness - carrying things more with one arm than the other

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If you are right handed, in which direction do you get a slight 5 degree curve

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towards the left side (compensatory)

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How large must a scoliosis curve be for a physiotherapist to step in

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15 degrees

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At what point would you start to brace someone with scoliosis

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30 degrees

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If the curve is to the right side where does the hump occur

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right side

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What are primary curves ? which curves in the body are primary

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curves you are born with sacral and thoracic

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What are secondary curves? which curves in the spine are secondary

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curves that develop later on in life

Cervical and lumbar

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when does the cervical curve develop

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when baby learns to hold head - ~3 months

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When does the lumbar curve develop

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when baby starts walking ~18 month

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What is the joint between articular surfaces of the vertebrae called?

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Zygapophyseal joint

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What type of joint is the zygapophyseal joint

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Planar synovial joint

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What is the fulcrum for most the movement happening in the vertebral column

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the zygapophyseal joints

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Are the zygapophyseal joints prone to osteoarthritis?

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yes

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What is the joint between the vertebral bodies

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inter-vertebral disc

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What type of joint is the inter-vertebral disc

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symphysis joint

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What type of connective tissue is in the inter-vertebral disc joint
fibrocartilage
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What exits via the intervertebral foramen
spinal nerves
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What pathophysiologies effect the nerve at the inter-vertebral foramen
hernia and osteoarthritis
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What two structures make up the inter-vertebral disc
- Nucleus Pulposus | - Anulus fibrosus
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What is the main chemical content of the nucleus pulposus
hyaluronic acid
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What does hyaluronic acid do in the nucleus pulposus
attracts and absorbs water into the vertebral discs
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Why must water be absorbed into the nucleus pulposus?
To allow it to act as a shock absorber
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When does the nucleus pulposus absorb water
when they are not under pressure - during sleep. during the day they are under pressure and lose the water
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What is the anulus fibrosus
collagen bundles in between spinal vertebrae
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What direction do the anulus fibrosus run? why?
directed at a right angle to the layer before them - this helps with strength
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What is the purpose of the anulus fibrosus
to hold nucleus pulposus in place - has no role in compressive forces
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How many layers of anulus fibrosus are in the cervical spine? the lumbar>
3-4 | up to 20 - due to greater compressive forces
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why do we shrink as we age
hyaluronic acid gradually leaks out and in turn you lose your ability to absorb water
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How could you diagnose a discal hernia
get patient to cough or sneeze and if this causes shooting pain on the back of thigh
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How do discal hernias occur
With too much pressure on disc nucleus propulsus slowly tears layers of the anulus fibrosus one by one
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Why do discal hernias get more painful as more layers get torn
inner layers dont have much nerve supply so when the deep layers are ruptured they cause a little pain, but when the outer layers are ruptured they have more pain because they have the most nerve supply
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which direction is most common for discal hernia? why?
posteriolateral because direction of herniation is normally the direction that is not very supported by other ligaments
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What time of collagen fibres are the anulus fibrosus
fibrocartilage - does not heal again
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What is the surgery option for discal hernia
to shave it down but if it is posterior you cant do this so you have to remove lamina to allow the spinal cord to move backwards
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What is the PT treatment for discal hernia
strengthening muscles around that area with good exercise plan patient can live pain free for rest of life through providing support
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what are 6 supportive ligaments of the spinal cord
- Posterior longitudinal ligament - Anterior longitudinal ligament - Interior transverse ligament - Supraspinous ligament - interspinous ligament - Flava ligament
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Where does the flava ligament run
between laminae of adjacent vertebrae
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The ____ is a continuation of the supraspinous ligament in cervical spine
nuchal ligament
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HOw does the nuchal ligament differ from supraspinous ligament
gets wider and bigger
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Where is the inter-transverse ligament
running between adjacent transverse processes
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What is the continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the upper cervical area
Tectorial membrane
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What type of joint is the axis and atlas
synovial pivot joint
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why does the atlo-axial joint need a lot of support
medullar oblongata is immediately behind the dens - it controls respiratory cardiovascular and respiratory
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which band of the cruciate ligament is more important
the horizontal band
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What is the role of the uncinate processs
two little horns on anterior side - gives concanve surface on vertebral body to hold on the disc better.
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Where are the uncinate processes normally found
cervical region - most mobile region
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What is the found between uncinate process and vertebral body
Joint space
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What type of connective tissue is found in joint space
hyaline cartilage
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What type of joint exist between the vertebral bodies and the uncinate processes
synovial gliding joint
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the ___ matter is in the centre of the spinal cord and surrounded by ___ matter
grey | white
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What are the columns of white matter in the spinal cord occupied by
ascending (sensory) and descending (motor) pathways
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How long is spinal cord
43-45 cm - has nothing to do with height of person
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in 70% of people SC sshould end at...
intervertebral disc L1 and L2
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where might SC end in someone who is really tall? really short?
T12 | L3
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Grey matter is ____ while white matter is ____ (think composition)
cell bodies of neurons | Myelinated fibres
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Grey matter has 3 horns and they contain different cell types functionally. What is found in the posterior horn? anterior? lateral?
Sensory Motor autonomic
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Axons exit spinal cord via...
rootlets
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when do rootlets become roots
when they merge with the rootlets of opposite region (ventral with dorsal and vice versa)
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When the dorsal and ventral roots join what do you get
spinal nerves
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Are spinal nerves mixed fibres
yes
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are spinal nerves long?
non - 1cm and immediately divide and split
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When spinal nerves divide and split they become...
dorsal and vetral rami
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is the dorsal or vantral rami bigger
ventral
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do ventral or dorsal rami make the plexi
ventral
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dorsal rami run individually and supply...
the deep muscles of the back - also carry some sensory fibres to supply skin
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Dura matter is a ___ connective tissue
dense
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arachnoid mater is a ___ connective tissue
loose
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Pia matter carries _____ into ____
blood vessels into nervous tissue
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we have ___ pairs of spinal nerves
31
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how many cervical spinal nerves are there
8
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In cervical region spinal nerves exit ____ their corresponding vertebrae . in other regions?
above | below
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What are somites
blocks of mesoderman tissue
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What does the formation of neural tube have a profound influence on
surrounding mesoderm that leads to the development of somites
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each somite differentiates into 2 major groups of cells - these are ...
- Sclerotome | - Dermato-myotome
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What occurs to sclerotome and dermato-myotome once they migrate to their destication
give rise to bones, skeletal muscles, and dermis
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Each somite is associated with...
a branch of the developing spinal cord
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What gives rise to the spinal cord and brain
neural tube
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What is a somatic nerve
the part of spinal nerves which innervate a somite and its derivative (skin and skeletal muscles)
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Are somatic nerves mixed?
yes
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Motor neurons develop in the ___ aspect of SC
anterior
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Sensory neurons develop from _____
neural crest cells (future dorsal sensory ganglion)
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Processes of motor neurons will be carried by ___ and ____ to supply ___ and ___ muscles respectively
ventral and dorsal Hypaxial and Epaxial
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Processes of sensory neurons will pass into posterior aspect of spinal cord or follow the ...
dermatomyotomes
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What are somatic plexuses formed by
union of anterior rami of spinal nerves
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``` Plexuses are formed at different levels Cervical: Brachial: Lumbar: Sacral: ```
C - C1-C4 B - C5-T1 L - T12-L4 S - L4-Coccyx
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What is a dermatome
area of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve
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What is a myotome
part of a skeletal muscle that is supplied by a single spinal nerve

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