Flashcards in Exam 2 - Regions of the Vertebral Column ( Sacrum and Coccyx) Deck (54):
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From the anterior view the intervertebral discs of sacrum will be replaced by what?
transverse ridges
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What part of the sacral ala continues along the ventral surface of sacrum to about S4?
the costal element
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What forms the median sacral crest?
fused spinous processes and their spinous tubercles
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An imaginary line drawn from the superior articular process of S1 to the sacral cornu will form what feature?
intermediate sacral crest
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What features may be identified along the intermediate sacral crest?
the mammillary process of S1 and the sacral cornu of S5
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What does the sacral cornu represent?
the inferior articular process and facet of S5
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What is the name of the inferior opening of the sacral spinal canal?
the sacral hiatus
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What features may be identified along the lateral sacral crest?
S1 transverse tubercle
sacral tuberosity of S2
transverse tubercles of S3-S5
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What is the name of the joint formed by the sacral tuberosity?
the accessory sacro-iliac joint
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What muscles is said to attach to the dorsal surface of sacrum?
iliacus
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What feature is identified on the lateral surface of S1-S3?
auricular surface
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What feature does the anterior surface of the superior epiphyseal rim of S1 form?
the sacral promontory
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The continuation of the anterior longitudinal ligament below S3 forms what ligament?
the anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
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The continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament below S3 forms what ligament?
the deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
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What ligament is attached to the sacral hiatus?
the superficial posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
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What is the homolog of the PLL at S5?
deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
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What is the homolog of the ALL at S5
the anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
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What is the homolog for the ligamentum flavum at S5?
the superficial posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
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What forms the inferior boundary for the spinal canal?
The union of the Superficial posterior and deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligaments
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What ligament is formed by the union of the superficial posterior sacrococcygeal and the deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligaments at Co1?
the posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
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What ligament is homolog of the intertransverse ligament at S5?
lateral sacrococcygeal ligament
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What ligament divides the sciatic foramen into the greater and lesser sciatic foramina?
sacrospinous ligament
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WHich ligament has a broad attachment along the lateral margin of sacrum and coccyx and then attaches to the ischial tuberosity?
sacrotuberous ligament
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Which ligament represents a thickening of the fibrous capsule of the saro-iliac joint?
anterior sacro-iliac ligament
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Which ligament will attach the intermediate sacral crest of S1, lateral sacral crest of S2 to posterior superior iliac spine?
short posterior sacro-iliac ligament
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Which ligament attaches the lateral sacral crest of S3 and S4 to the posterior superior iliac spine?
long posterior sacro-iliac ligament
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What is the homolog for the inferior articular process and facet at S5?
sacral cornu
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What is the homolog for the superior articular process and facet at Co1?
coccygeal cornu
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What is the homolog for the capsular ligament at S5?
intercornual ligament
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Which ligament is the strongest of the sacro-iliac ligaments and is penetrated by dorsal rami of the saral spinal nerves?
interosseous sacro-iliac ligament
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What is the number of coccygeal somites?
10
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What is the typical number of segments that unite to form the adult coccyx?
4
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when is ossification of the coccyx completed?
about 30
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What is the homolog of the the superior articular process and facet on Co1?
coccygeal cornu
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What is the major motion and rang of motion for the coccyx?
flexion/extension 5-20 degrees
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How many coccygeal nerves are present in the fetus?
typically 5 coccygeal nerves
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What is the ganglion impar?
a midline sympathetic ganglion
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What is the cocygeal glomus or coccygeal body?
an enlarged anteriovenous anastomosis located near the last segment of coccyx
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What muscles attach to coccyx?
ischiococcygues
levator ani
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What is the homolog for the posterior longitudinal ligament at Co1?
deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
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What is the homelog for the naterior longitudinal ligament at Co1?
anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
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What forms the inferior boundary for the spinal canal?
the union of the superficial posterior and deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligaments
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What is the homolog for the capsular ligament at Co1?
intercornual ligament
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What ligaments form the posterior boundary for the Co1 spinal nerve intervertebral foramen?
superficial posterior sacroccygeal ligament
intercornual ligament
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What ligaments form the anterior boundary for the Co1 spinal nerve intervertebral foramen?
deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
intervertebral disc
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What is the inferior atricular facet orientation of C1?
Backward Medial Downward
BMD
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Superior articular facets of which vertebrae will be oriented Backward Upward Medial BUM?
C1, C3-C7,L1-L5, S1
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Superior articular facets of which segments will be oriented Backward Upward Lateral?
C2, T1-T12
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Inferior articular facets of which segments will be oriented Foward Lateral Downward FoLD?
C2-C6,T12, L1-L5
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Inferior articular facets of which segments will be oriented Forward Medial Downward?
C7,T1-T11
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Inferior articular facets of which segments will be oriented Foward Lateral Downward FoLD AND CONVEX?
T12,L1-L5
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Which segment has the only inferior articular facet to face backward?
C1
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WHich segments will have facets that are specifically concave?
C1
L1-L5 SUPERIOR ARTICULAR FACETS
S1
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