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Module 5 - Back
DPT back anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the palpable bony landmarks of the spine? | spinous processes, transverse processes, articular pillars, mammillary processes, sacral/coccygeal landmarks |
| Typical vertebrae consists of these three parts? | body, arch, pedicles |
| Vertebral arch consists of | pedicles + lamina |
| spina bifida occulta | failure to fuse, bony |
| meningocele | meniges protrude through |
| meninmyelocele | spinal cord+meninges protrude |
| Transverse processes project from junction of ______ and _____. | pedicles and lamina |
| Transverse processes are the _________ and _________ for spinal muscles. These muscles allow for ______ movement. | attachment and lever; less |
| Superior and inferior articular process project from __________ and _____________. | pedicle and lamina |
| A synovial joint between the superior articular process of one vertebra and inferior articular process of the vertebrae directly above it. | Zygapophyseal jonts |
| ___________ process project posteriorly from junction of R/L lamina. | Spinous (process) |
| Vertebral foramen are formed by the ________ and the _____________ | body and vertebral arch |
| How is the vertebral canal formed? | Collectively by the vertebral foramina |
| The intervertebral foramen are formed where? | between vertebrae |
| The superior and inferior vertebral notches form the _____________. | intervertebral foramen |
| What are the smallest vertebrae? | C3-7 |
| In the cervical vertebrae which are wider side to side, the bodies or the articular process? | bodies are wider |
| How many vertebrae are there? Cervical? Thoracic? Lumbar? | 33; 7, 12, 5 |
| How many vertebrae are fused? | 5 fused S, 4 fused C |
| What is the typical length of the vertebral column? | 72-75 cm |
| Which areas of the spine have a primary curvature? | Thoracic and Sacral |
| Which areas of the spine have a secondary curvature? | Lumbar and Cervical |
| What is the function of spinal curves? | To absorb 10x more shock than a straight spine |
| What are our spinal curves like at birth? | only primary curve |
| When do secondary curves develop? | infant holds head/sits upright = 2ndary curve in cervical infant begins to walk/stand =2ndary curve in lumbar |
| A secondary curve may also be called | lordotic |
| A primary curve may also be called | kyphotic |
| What are the four (or five depending on how you count) functions of the spinal column? | protect spinal cord support weight of head and trunk allow movement of the rib came posture/locomotion |
| What joints allow movement of the rib cage? | costovertebral joints |
| Each region of the spine ___________ and _______ specific movements. | emphasizes and limits |
| Kyphosis is excessive ____________ in ___ spine | curvature in T spine |
| Lordosis is an excessive _____________ in _____ spine | excessive in L spine |
| What is scoliosis? | lateral deviation of the spine with a rotary component |
| Key factors in scoliosis are _________ and _____________ | progression and severity |
| What are two treatments for extreme/painful scoliosis? | bracing and surgical intervention |
| What do the cervical foramen look like? | triangular and large |
| The cervical transverse processes allow what artery to pass through _________. | C6-1 |
| Does C7 have a transverse process? | small or no TP |
| Do the cervical vertebrae have transverse foramen? | yes |
| The superior facets of the cervical vertebrae face in which direction? | superiorly and posteriorly |
| The inferior facets of the cervical vertebrae face in which direction? | inferior and anterior |
| What is the most process cervical spinous processes? | C7 |
| Which vertebrae are bifid? | C3-5 |
| What are two distinguishing characteristics of thoracic vertebrae? | heart shaped with costal facets |
| Thoracic vertebrae have vertebral foramen that are _______ in shape and ______ than C vert foramen and _____ than L vert foramen. | circular; smaller; smaller |
| The transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae are _______ and _________ have facets for articulation with _______. | long; T1-10; ribs |
| What are transverse costal facets? | Where ribs articulate with vertebrae |
| The superior facets of the thoracic vertebrae face in which direction? | posterior and slightly lateral |
| The inferior facets of the thoracic vertebrae face in which direction? | anteriorly and slightly medial |
| Spinous processes of thoracic vertebrae are ________ and extend ____________. | long and extend inferiorly to segment below |
| Bodies of lumbar vertebral bodies are _____________ shaped. | kidney |
| Vertebral foramen of lumbar vertebrae have what shape and size? | triangular; larger than T, smaller than C |
| Transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae have _____________ located ____________. | accessory process -tubercles located at the base of TP's |
| The superior facets of the lumbar vertebrae face in which direction? | posteriorly and medially |
| The inferior facets of the lumbar vertebrae face in which direction? | anteriorly and laterally |
| The lumbar vertebrae have ______________ which are tubercles located on _______________. | mamillary process-tubercles located on superior articular pillow |
| The spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae have a ________ shape. | sturdy, "hatchet" shape |
| The sacrum is a large __________ wedge shaped bone composed of ____ fused vertebrae and _____ pairs of foramina. | triangular; 5 vertebrae and 4 pairs of foraamina |
| The sacrum provides _______________. | stability to the pelvis |
| What is the sacral promontory? | prominent anterior edge of 1st vertebra segment |
| What is the sacral ala? | superior/lateral portion of sacrum |
| What is the median sacral crest? | midline formed by fused spinal processes |
| What forms the sacral hiatus? | it is formed by failure of the lamina of S5 to fuse |
| What forms the sacral cornu (horns)? | formed by the pedicles of S5 |
| What contains the nerve roots of cauda equina? | sacral canal |
| The apex of the sacrum is the ____________ end. | inferior |
| The base of the sacrum is ___________. | the superior portion of S1 |
| What is the angle between the long axis of the lumbar part of the vertebral column and that of the sacrum | lumbosacral angle |
| The coccyx is the _______ shaped bone of _____________. | wedge; 4 fused coccygeal vertebrae |
| The coccyx provides of the attachment of ___________. | the pelvic muscles |
| What vertebra are atypical? | atlas (C1) and axis (C2) |
| The atlas vertebra is _____ shaped with ____ spinous process and ___ body. | ring; 0; 0 |
| The atlas vertebra consists of ______. | anterior and posterior aches with transverse processes |
| The superior facet articulates with ___________. This allows for _________________ motion. | occipital condyles; flexion and extension motion |
| The inferior faces articulate with ______ and allows for ______ motion. | C2 (superior facet);rotary |
| The discs of the vertebral bodies consist of _________________. | disc=annulus fibrosus+nucleus pulposus |
| The discs of the vertebral bodies are composed of | water, collagenfibers, and proteoglycans |
| Where is there no disc? | between occiput and C1 and C1-C2 |
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