General Arthrology Questions
What does the posterior longitudinal ligament turn into around C3?
Tectorial Membrane
What is another name for the articular facet joint of adjacent vertebrae?
zygapophyseal joint
What is the common insertion of the suboccipital triangle mm.
Inferior nuchal line
What is the origin of the Rectus capitis posterior minor m.?
C1 posterior tubercle
What ligament connects the transverse processes of adjacent vertebra?
Intertransverse ll.
What movements are occurring at each section of the vertebral column?
Cervical
Flexion/extension and rotation
Thoracic
Rotation
Lumbar
Flexion/extension
Which three ligaments make up the atlantoaxial joint?
Tectorial membrane
Cruciform ll.
Alar ll.
What is the common innervation of the suboccipital triangle mm.
suboccipital n.
What is the insertion of the obliquus capitis inferior m.
C1 transverse process
What ligament connects adjacent spinous processes?
Interspinous ligament
The supraspinous ligament turns into what thickened ligament around C7? What is this area known as?
Nuchal ligament
Cervical prominence
Which three ligaments make up the cruciform ll.?
Transverse l.
Superior longitudinal band
inferior longitudinal band
Which suboccipital m. allows for contralateral rotation of the head?
Obliquus capitis superior m.
What is the origin of the obliquus capitis superior?
C1 transverse process
What ligament runs along the top of the spinous processes?
Supraspinous l.
What is the only ligament that restricts extension within the vertebral column?
Anterior Longitudinal l.
What ll. are deep to the cruciform ligaments and connect the dens to the occipital bone?
Alar ll.
What is the roof of the suboccipital triangle?
Semispinalis m.
What is the inferolateral boundary of the suboccipital triangle?
Oblique capitis inferior
What is your favorite season?
Fall is the only right answer
A patient ℅ of pain in their back. Imaging is done and it shows that the IV disc is out of place including the annular fibers and nucleus pulposus. What is occurring?
Herniated disc
What ligaments connects the lamina?
Ligamentum Flavum
What n. is near the suboccipital triangle but does not innervate the mm.?
greater occipital n.
What is the superomedial boundary of the suboccipital triangle?
Rectus capitis posterior major
What is your favorite pokemon?
Any canonically OG is okay