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What subocciptal muscles attach to C1?

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rectus capitis posterior minor, obliquus capitis superior, obliquus capitis inferior

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Which suboccipital muscles attach to C2?

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rectus capitis posterior major, obliquus capitis inferior

3
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Which transversospinalis muscles attach to the cervical spine?

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semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis capitis, multifidus, rotators

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What joint classifications are present at C1?

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synovial (diarthrosis) ellipsoidal, synovial pivot (diarthrosis trochoid), synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia) and fibrous (ampiarthrosis) syndesmosis

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What joint classifications are present at C2?

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synovial pivot (diarthrosis trochoid), synovialplane (diarthrosis arthrodia), modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar), fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis andcartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis joint

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What joint classificationsare present at each typical cervicial?

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synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodia), modified synoival saddle (diarthrosis sellar), fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis and cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis)symphysis joint

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What joint classifications are present at C7?

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synovial plane (diarthorsis arthrodia), modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar), fibrous (amphiarthoris) syndesmosis and cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis

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What forms the boundaries for the exit of the C1 nerve from the spinal canal?

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occipital condyle, superior articular process of C1, capsular ligament, arcuate rim, groove for vertebral artery, posterior atlanto-occipital ligament

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What forms the anterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

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inferior articular process of C1, superior articular process of C2, capsular ligament

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What forms the posterior boundary for the C2 nerve exit from the spinal canal?

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the posterior arch of C1, lamina of C2 and posterior atlanto-axial ligament

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Waht forms the anterior bounary for the C3-C7 nerve exitfrom the spinal canal?

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the vertebral bodies, intervertebral disc, posterior longitudinal ligament, uncinate process, lateral groove

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What are the superior articular facet orientations for cervical vertebrae?

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C1 is backward, upward, medial (BUM), C2 is backward,upward, lateral (BUL), C3-C7 is backward, upward, medial (BUM)

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What are the inferior articular facet orientations for the cervical vertebrae?

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C1 is bakward, downard, medial (BMD), C2-C6 is forward, downward, lateral (FoLD), C7is forward, downward, medial (ForMeD)

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How many synovial joints are identified for each cervical vertebrae?

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C1 = five, C2 = eight, C3-6 = eight, C7 = six

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How many joints are indentified at the vertebral body of each cervical vertebrae?

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C1 = none, C2 = ten, C3-6 = ten, C7 = eight