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Flashcards in clinical anatomy of the spine Deck (23)
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1
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vertebral collum

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contains 33 vertebrae

  • 7 cervical
  • 12 thoracic
  • 5 lumbar
  • 5 sacral
  • 4 coccygeal
2
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curves of the spine

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  • cervical lordosis
  • thoracic kyphosis
  • lumbar lordosis
  • sacral kyphosis
3
Q

what do all cervical vertebrae have

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a transverse vertebral foramen which the vertebral artery runs through

4
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C1

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atlas does not have a vertebral body

5
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C2

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axis has an odontoid process (dens) which forms the atlanto-axial joint

6
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C7

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vertebrae prominens and is the first palpable cervical vertebrae

7
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intervertebral discs

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  • secondary cartilaginous fibrocartilage joint
  • inner nucleus pulposus
  • outer annulus fibrosus
8
Q

what happens to the intervertebral discs with ageing

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they loos there water content which can lead to overloading of the facet joints causing osteoarthritis

9
Q

most common place for osteoarthritis in the spine

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L4/L5 and L5/S1

10
Q

spinal cord

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has 31 bilateral spinal nerves

  • 8 cervical
  • 12 thoracic
  • 5 lumbar
  • 5 sacral
  • 1 coccygeal
11
Q

how do the spinal nerves exit the spinal cord

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through the intervertebral foramen

12
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SPINAL CORD

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  • made up of grey matter in the middle and white outer matter
  • contains dorsal and ventral horns
13
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SAME DAVE

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  • sensory afferent motor efferent

- dorsal afferent ventral efferent

14
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where does the spinal cord begin and end

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begins at the foramen magnum and ends at the connus medullaris at L1/L2 where it continues as the caudal equina

15
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cauda equina comprises of

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5 lumbar nerves, 5 sacral nerves and 1 coccygeal nerve

16
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exiting nerve roots

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are outside the thecae sac and pass under pedicle of corresponding vertebrae

17
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transversing nerve root

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are within the thecae sac and become the exiting nerve root at the next inferior vertebrae

18
Q

which of the nerve roots is most commonly compressed in disc prolapse

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the transversing nerve root

19
Q

radiculopathy definition

A

mechanical compression of a nerve root

20
Q

muscles of the spine

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  • iliocostalis
  • longissimus thoracis
  • spinalis thoracis
21
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ligaments of the spine

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  • anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments
  • ligamentum flavum
  • interspinal ligament
  • supraspinous ligament
22
Q

chance fracture

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flexion injury of the spine which fractures all 3 column of the vertebral body and can damage the posterior longitudinal ligaments

23
Q

other name for chance fracture

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seatbelt fracture