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C-spine gen
C-spine general comp questions
Question | Answer |
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What is atypical about C1? | it is ring like with no body and a short spinous process |
Alternate name of C1 | atlas |
What divides that anterior and posterior arch of C1? | Transverse atlantal ligament |
Which portion of the ring of C1 receives the dens? | anterior portion |
Alternate name of C2 | axis |
Alternate name for the dens | odontoid |
What is the function of the dens? | allows for pivot movement |
Alternate name for C7 | vertebra prominens |
What passes through the transverse foramina of the C-spine? | vertebral artery and vein, and spinal nerves |
How do the zygapophyseal joints of the C-spine lie? | at right angles to the MSP |
How do the intervertebral foramina of the C-spine lie? | they angle 45 degrees anteriorly and 15 degrees inferiorly |
What projection must be done to view the intervertebral foramina of the C-spine? | 45 degree oblique – AP side up, PA side down |
A 45 degree RAO C-spine will demonstrate which IV foramina? | right |
A 45 degree LAO C-spine will demonstrate which IV foramina? | left |
A 45 degree RPO C-spine will demonstrate which IV foramina? | left |
A 45 degree LPO C-spine will demonstrate which IV foramina? | right |
What projection must be done to view the zygapophyseal joints of the C-spine? | lateral |