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1
Q

What names may be givento the C7?

A

vertebra prominens and vertebral prominence

2
Q

What is the name given to the topographical elevation obersved at the base of the neck?

A

vertebral prominence

3
Q

What name is given only to C7?

A

vertebra prominens

4
Q

What is the segment and gender bias for vertebrae other than C7 becoming the vertebral prominence?

A

C6 is more common in females and T1 is more common in males

5
Q

What joint surfaces are present at the superior margin of the vertebral body of C7?

A

anterior groove, posterior groove, right and left uncinate processes, cancellous bone

6
Q

What joint surfaces are present at the inferior margin of the vertebral body of C7?

A

the anterior and posterior margins of the inferior epiphyseal rim, cancellous bone

7
Q

How many joint surfaces are present at the vertebral body of C7?

A

eight

8
Q

What joint classifications are observed at the vertebral body of C7?

A

fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis, cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis and modified synovail saddle (diarthrosis sellar) joint

9
Q

How many synovial joint surfaces are observed at the vertebral body of C7?

A

two

10
Q

What muscle(s) attaches to the vertebral body of C7?

A

longus colli muscle

11
Q

What features are typically present in the transverse foramen of C7?

A

vertebral venous plexus, postganglionic sympathetic motor fibers

12
Q

What muscles attach to the transverse process of C7?

A

middle scalene, ilicostalis thoracis, longissimus cervicis, semispinalis capitis, rotators, intertransversarii and levator costarum brevis

13
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What is the orientation of the superior articular facet C7?

A

backward, upward, medial (BUM)

14
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What is the orientation of the inferior articular facet of C7?

A

forward, medial, downward (ForMeD)

15
Q

What muscles will attach to the articular process of C7?

A

longissimus cervicis, longissimus capitis, semispinalis cervicis and multifidus

16
Q

What muscles will attach to the spinous process of C7?

A

trapezius, rhomboid major, serratus posterior superior, splenius capitis, spinalis capitis, spinalis cervicis, semispinalis thoracis, multifidus, rotators and interspinalis

17
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What ligaments attach to the spinous process of C7?

A

ligamentum nuchae and interspinous ligaments