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Cervical Spine Flashcards

1
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What type of natural curve is seen in the cervical spine?

A

Lordotic

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What is unique about the 1st cervical vertebrae? What is another name for CI?

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Atlas, rotates on axis, no vertebral body, ring like structure

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What is unique about the 2nd cervical vertebrae? What is another name for C2?

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Axis, bifit tipped

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4
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How many cervical spine are there?

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7

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5
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What is the special name for the 7th cervical vertebrae? Why?

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Vertebra prominence, spinous process sticks out more than the rest

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What structures articulate to form the zygapophyseal joints?

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Inferior articular facet + superior articular l notch = zygoapophyseal joint

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What structures articulate to form the intervertebral foramina?

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Inferior vertebral notch + superior vertebral notch = intervertebral foramina

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What structures articulate to form the zygapophyseal joints?

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Inferior articular facet + superior articular facet = zygapophyseal joint

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