Cervical Spine Anatomy

Cervical Spin e flashc

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What is a ring structure with no body and a very short spinous process
Atlas (C1)
The anterior portion of the ring of c1 houses the ___
Odontoid ( dens)
NAME THE STRUCTURES OF THE ATLAS
ANT./POST. ARCH 2 LATERAL MASSES 2 TRANSVERSE PROCESSES ATLANTAL LIGAMENT (DIVIDES RING FORMED BY ARCHES)
THE ANTERIOR PORTION OF THE ATLAS HOLDS THE ______
DENS
THE POSTERIOR PORTION OF THE ATLAS DOES _____________
TRANSMITS PROXIMAL SPINAL CORD
THE ATLAS/ AXIS JOINT(DENS) ACTS AS A ______
PIVOT
____ IS THE STRONGEST CONICAL PROCESS ON THE UPPER BODY
DENS
THE CSPINES TRANSVERSE PROCESSES ARE TYPICALLY _____
SHORT & WIDE
TRANSVERSE FORAMINA ARE FOUND WHERE AND CARRY WHAT
C SPINE ONLY AND THEY TRANSMIT VERTEBRAL ARTERIES AND VEINS
THE ______ LIE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO MSP AND ARE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED ON _____ VIEW
APOPHYSEAL JOINTS LATERAL
______ ARE DIRECTED ANTERIORLY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO MSP AND 15 DEGREES INFERIORLY TO HORIZONTAL PLANE, THEY ARE BEST DEMONSTRATED ON A _____ VIEW
INTERVERTEBRAL FORAMINA OBLIQUE
THE ROUTINE VIEWS FOR A CSPINE IS:
AP ODONTOID BOTH ANTERIOR OBLIQUES LATERAL (SWIMMERS IF C7/T1 ISNT VISUALIZED ON THE LATERAL)
VIEWS FOR A TRAUMA CSPINE ARE:
CROSS TABLE LATERAL AP ODONTIOD SWIMMERS IF C7/T1 ISNT VISIBLE
HOW IS PT. PLACED FOR AN AP AXIAL VIEW
SEATED OR RECUMBENT
ON AN AP AXIAL VIEW, HOW ARE THE SHOULDERS POSITIONED AND WHY
IN THE SAME HORIZONTAL PLANE TO PREVENT ROTATION