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1
Q

Which suboccipital muscles attach to C1?

A
  • rectus capitis posterior minor
  • obliquus capitis superior
  • obliquus capitis inferior
2
Q

Which suboccipital muscles attach to C2?

A
  • rectus capitis posterior major

- obliquus capitis inferior

3
Q

Which erector spinae muscles attach to the cervical spine?

A
  • iliocostalis thoracis
  • iliocostalis cervicis
  • longissimus cervicis
  • longissimus capitis
  • spinalis cervicis
  • spinalis capitis
4
Q

Which transversospinalis muscles attach to the cervical spine?

A
  • semispinalis cervicis
  • semispinalis capitis
  • multifidis
  • rotators
5
Q

What joint classifications are present at each typical cervical?

A
  • synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia)
  • modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar)
  • fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis
  • cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis
6
Q

What forms the boundaries for the exit of the C1 nerve from the spinal canal?

A
  • occipital condyle
  • superior articular process of C1
  • capsular ligament
  • arcuate rim
  • groove for the vertebral artery
  • posterior atlanto-occipital ligament
7
Q

What forms the boundaries for the exit of the C2 nerve from the spinal canal?

A
  • inferior articular process of C1
  • superior articular process of C2
  • capsular ligament
  • inferior vertebral notch of C1
  • superior vertebral notch of C2
  • posterior arch of C1
  • lamina of C2
  • posterior atlanto-axial ligament
8
Q

What forms the anterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

A
  • inferior articular process of C1
  • superior articular process of C2
  • capsular ligament
9
Q

What forms the posterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

A
  • posterior arch of C1
  • lamina of C2
  • posterior atlanto-axial ligament
10
Q

What forms the anterior boundary for the C3-C7 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

A
  • the vertebral bodies
  • intervertebral disc
  • posterior longitudinal ligament
  • uncinate process
  • lateral groove
11
Q

What forms the anterior boundary for the C8 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

A
  • vertebral bodies of C7 and T1
  • intervertebral disc
  • posterior longitudinal ligament
  • capsular ligament of the costocentral joint
  • superior costal facet of T1
  • articular surface of the first rib
12
Q

What are the superior articular facet orientations for the cervical vertebrae?

A
  • C1 is backward, upward, medial (BUM)
  • C2 is backward, upward, lateral (BUL)
  • C3-C7 are backward, upward, medial (BUM)
13
Q

What are the inferior articular facet orientations for the cervical vertebrae?

A
  • C1 is backward, downward, medial (BMD)
  • C2-C6 are forward, downward, lateral (FoLD)
  • C7 is forward, downward, medial (ForMeD)
14
Q

How many synovial joints are identified for each cervical vertebra?

A
  • C1: 5
  • C2: 8
  • C3-6: 8
  • C7: 6
15
Q

How many joints are identified at the vertebral body of each cervical vertebra?

A
  • C1: 0
  • C2: 10
  • C3-6: 10
  • C7: 8