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1
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Which mammals have more than seven cervical vertebra?

A

ant bear, 3-toed sloth

2
Q

Which mammals have less than seven cervical vertebra?

A

2-toed sloth and manatee

3
Q

Whcih vertebra are typical cervicals?

A

C3-C6

4
Q

Whuch vertebra are atypical vertebra?

A

C1, C2, C7

5
Q

What is the shape of the typical cervical vertebra body from the cranial view?

A

rectangular

6
Q

What is the apperacnce of the typical cervical vertebral body from the lateral view?

A

posterior height is greater than anterior height by a few millimeters

7
Q

What would be the direction of the cervical curve based on osseous features?

A

posterior or kypohotic

8
Q

What accounts for the direction of the typical cervical curve?

A

the intervertebral disc height

9
Q

What is the direction of the typical cervical curve?

A

anterior or lordotic

10
Q

At which vertebral couple will the cervical curve again increase intervertebral disc height?

A

C5/C6

11
Q

What is the effect of againg on the cervical vertebral body?

A

it diminishes the overall height of the vertebral body

12
Q

What are the modifications of the superior epiphyseal rim of a typical cervical?

A

anterior groove, posterior groove, and right and left uncincate processes

13
Q

What are the names of the alteral modificiation of the superior epiphyseal rim?

A

uncinate process, unciform process, uncovertebral process, uncus or lateral lip

14
Q

At what developmental age will the uncinate process first be observed?

A

3rd-4th fetal month

15
Q

What are the modifications of the inferior epiphyseal rim of a typical cervical?

A

anterior lip, posterior lip, and right and left lateral grooves

16
Q

What is the joint classificaiton for the anterior lip-anterior groove articulation?

A

fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis

17
Q

What is the joint classification for the uncinate process-lateral groove articulation?

A

modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar)

18
Q

List, in order, the osseous parts of the typical cervical vertebra transverse process beginning at the vertebral body

A

costal element, anterior tubercle, costotransverse bar, posterior tubercle, true transverse process

19
Q

what muscles will attach to the anterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra?

A

anterior scalene, longus capitis, longus colli, anterior intetransversarii

20
Q

What muscles may attach to the posterior tubercle of a typical cervical vertebra?

A

splenius capitis, ilicostalis cervicis, longissimus cervicis, levator scapula, middle scalene, posteior scalene, rotates, and posteior intertransversarii

21
Q

What muscles will attachto the costotransverse bar?

A

middle scalene and posterior intertransversarii

22
Q

What is the name given to the collective rib-forming region?

A

the pleurapophysis

23
Q

What is the name given to the superior margin of the costotransverse bar?

A

sulcus for the ventral primary ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

24
Q

What is the orientation and angulation of a typical cervical transverse process?

A

60 degress anterolaterally (from midsagittal plane), 15 degress inferiorly (from the horizontal plane)

25
Q

What is the name given to the modification of the anterior tubercle of the C6 transverse process?

A

the carotid tubercle

26
Q

What will cause remodeling of the anterior tubercle at C6?

A

the commone carotid artery

27
Q

What will occupy the typical cervical vertebra transverse foramen?

A

the vertebral artery, vertebral venous plexus and postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers

28
Q

What is the name of the surface feature observed between the ends of the articular pillar?

A

the groove/sulcus for the dorsal ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

29
Q

What is the classic angulation of typical cervical vertebra?

A

40-45 degress from the coronal plane

30
Q

Recent work suggests what angulation for a typical cervical articular facet?

A

55-60 degrees

31
Q

What is the orientation of the typical cervical superior articular facet?

A

backward, upward, and medial (BUM)

32
Q

What is the orientation of the typical cervical inferior articular facet?

A

forward, lateral and downward (FoLD)

33
Q

What muscles will attach to typical cervical articular processes?

A

longissumis capitis, longissimus cervicis, semispinalis capitis, semispinalis cervicis, multifidus, and rotators

34
Q

What muscles blend with the capsular ligament of cervical zygapophyses?

A

the semispinalis capitis, multifidus, and rotator longus

35
Q

The greatest range of flexion-extensionamong the typical cervical vertebrae occurs at which vertebral couple?

A

typically C5/6

36
Q

What motions are coupled in the cervical spine?

A

lateral bending and axial rotation

37
Q

Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will be similar for what cervical vertbral couples?

A

the C2/3, C3/4, C4/5 vertebral couples

38
Q

Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will begin to decrease at what cervical vertebral couple?

A

the C5/6 vertebral couple

39
Q

What is the usual condition for the Caucasion typical cervical spinous process?

A

they are bifid

40
Q

What is the usual condition for the African-American typical cervical spinous process?

A

they are non-bifid

41
Q

What muscles may attach to the typical cervical spinous process?

A

the spinalis cervicis, semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis thoracis, multifidus, rotators, and interspinalis

42
Q

What forms the unique anterior boundary of the intervertebral foreamen for the C4 spinal nerve?

A

the lateral groove of C3 and uncinate process of C4 forming the joint of Luschka