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Lecture 8- Craniovertebral Joints and Prevertebral region Flashcards

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The cervical vertebrae contain… vertebrae and has a … curvature

A
  • 7

- lordosis

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The… joint contributes to nodding “Yes” movement and allows for tilting head side to side

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atlanto-occipital joint

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The… joint contributes to rotation movement “No”

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antlanto-axial joint

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Both atlanto occipital and atlanto axial joints are … joints with no…

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  • synovial

- discs

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The articulation of atlanto occipital joint are the… and …

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  • occipital condyles

- superior facets of C1

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The articulation of atlanto axial joint are… and…

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  • anterior arch of C1

- dens of C2

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The atlanto-occipital joint is a synovial,… joint

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condyloid

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The atlantoaxial joint is a synovia,… joint

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pivot

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The ROM of the atlanto-occipital joint is

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flexion/extension

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The ROM of the atlantoaxial joint is

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rotation (supplies 50% of cervical rotation)

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The cranial vault is lined with…. which is continuous inferiorly into spinal column

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-periosteal dura mater

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The superior extension of the posterior longitudinal ligament is..

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tectorial membrane

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The vertebral column has an… and… longitudinal ligament

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anterior and posterior

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The … longitudinal ligament is anterior to the vertebral body and spinal cord

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anterior

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The… longitudinal ligament is posterior to the vertebral body and anterior to the spinal cord

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posterior

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The superior extension of the anterior longitudinal ligament is the… membrane which attachs to base of occipital bone superiorly at margin of…

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  • anterior atlanti-occipital

- foramen magnum

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Is ligamentum flava continuous or segmented?

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segmented

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The… ligament of… holds dens of axis (C2) tightly to anterior arch of atlas (C1). It is very strong and bow-shaped

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  • transverse

- atlas

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The… ligament is formed by tansverse ligament of atlas and 2 bands

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cruciform ligament

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The superior longitudinal band of cruciform ligament attaches to…

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foramen magnum base

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The inferior longitudinal band of cruciform ligament attached to…

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dens of C2 post

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Both bands of the cruciform ligament are… oriented

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vertically

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The… ligaments are strong paired ligaments which extend rom dens to medial portions of occipital ocndyles

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alar (check)

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The… ligament of the… is a slender band ascending from apex of dens and attached to anterior margin of…

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apical
dens
foramen magnum

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The apical ligament of dens is located deep to...
superior longitudinal ligament of cruciform ligament
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IJV emerges from ...foramen
jugular
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ICA enters from ... canal
carotid
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The... gives rise to internal carotid plexus
sympathetic trunk
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CNVII emerges from.... foramen
stylomastoid
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CN IX, X, XI emerge from... foramen
jugular
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CNXII emerges from... canal
hypoglossal
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The sympathetic trunk passes in the... space
retropharyngeal
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The medial most structure that you will see on the posterior pharynx (in our dissection) is the...
sympathetic trunk with superior cervical ganglion
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Ganglia that are at the base of the skull are the superior and inferior ganglia of CN .. and... and also the... ganglion
IX X superior cervical
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The... nerve travels with the stylopharyngeus m. between ICA and ECA
Glossopharyngeal (CNIX)
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... runs along lateral side of stylopharyngeus muscle and innervated it and descends to the pharynx and back of tongue
Glossopharyngeal nerve
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Glossopharyngeal n. and stylopharyngeus muscle dive in between ... and... muscles on posterior side of pharynx
superior and medial constrictor
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The Vagus nerve gives off 2 branches at base of skull...
pharyngeal n. and superior laryngeal n.
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The... nerve is a branch of Vagus and arises ~2cm inferior to base of skull and travels between ECA and ICA to innervate pharynx
pharyngeal
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The... nerve is a branch of Vagus and arises just below pharyngeal branch and travels inferior to innervate larynx
superior laryngeal
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The pharyngeal plexus of nerves is formed by pharyngeal branches of ... and ...
CN IX and CN X
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... primarily contributes sensory fibers to pharyngeal plexus and innervated stylopharyngeus m.
CNIX
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... supplies motor innervation to most pharyngeal mm. and carries parasympathetic
CNX
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The pharyngeal plexus of nerves has sympathetic fibers from the...
superior cervical ganglion
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The... nerve runs immediately lateral to CN X at base of skull
Acessory n. (CNXI)
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Accessory nerve (CNXI) usually travels between... and... as it descends and supplies the.. and ..
ICA and IJV | SCM and trapezius
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The hypoglossal nerve emerges from...and runs inferior within and supplies
- hypoglossal canal - submandibular triangle - tongue
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Hypoglossal enters skull... and exits skull at...
- medial aspect of occipital condyle | - lateral aspect of occipital condyle
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The retropharyngeal space is located between... and....
buccopharyngeal | and alar fascia
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Retropharyngeal space extends from base of skull to... and is easily accessed posteriro to...
- superior mediastinum | - carotid sheaths
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The cervical plexus is a nerve network that is formed by ventral rami of...
C1-C4
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The cervical and brachial plexuses emerge between what two muscle?
anterior and middle scalene
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Transverse cervical, greater auricular and lesser occipital are all cutaneous nerves that arise from... and are from cord levels...
- erbs point | - C2-C3
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Supraclavicular nn. are from cord levels...
C2,3,4
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Which infrahyoid muscle is not innervated by ansa cervicalis? What is it innervated by?
- thyrohyoid | - C1
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Ansa Cervicalis is from cord levels... and supplies what 3 muscles?
- C1-C3 - omohyoid (superior and inferior belly) - sternohyoid - sternothyroid
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Phrenic n. is from cord levels... and is it motor or sensory?
C3-C4, (5 for sensory?) | both
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Vertebral a. arises from... and travel through
- subclavian a. | - transverse foramina of C6 and up
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Vertebral v. drains to...
-brachiocephalic v.
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There are 2 pharyngeal plexuses of vv. called..
external and internal
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External plexus of pharyngeal vv. forms outside of...
pharyngobasilar fascia
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Internal plexus of pharyngeal vv. forms between... and...
pharyngobasilar fascia and constrictor mm.

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