Vertebral Column and triangles of the neck Flashcards
Vertebra prominence
C7
Primary curvature
Thoracic and sacral
Cervical vertebra without body
C1
Odontoid process
C2
Vertebral artery is ___ branch of subclavian artery
1st
Heart shaped body
Thoracic vertebra
facet ___:head of ribs
facet ___:tubercle of ribs
Body
Transverse process
No rib articulation
T11, T12
Massive body
Lumbar
Cricoid cart, start of trachea, start of esophagus
C6
Sternal angle, jxn of superior and inferior mediastinum, bifurcation of trachea
T4
Inferior vena cava hiatus
T8
Esophageal hiatus
T10
Aortic hiatus
T12
L1
Upper pole of kidney, SMA, end of spinal cord (adults)
End of spinal cord in NB, IMA, Umbilicus
L3
Motor loss
Lesion in
- Anterior horn (LMNL)
- corticospinal tract (UMNL)
Touch, pain, pressure and temperature
Spinothalamic tract (1-2 level above the lesion, opposite side)
Proprioception
Dorsal column (fasciculus gracilis, fasciculus corneatus)
CST decussate
Medulla
Loss of pain and temperature sensations in the hands and forearm
Syringomyelia
Anterior horn cell lesion
Flaccid paralysis
Poliomyelitis
Neurosyphilis, loss of vibration and position senses
Tabes dorsalis
Both lesion in AH and CST
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis