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What is the joint classification for the posterior lip-posterior groove articulation?

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modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar)

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What are the names given to the lateral modifications of the inferior epiphyseal rim?

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lateral groove or enchancrure

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What is the joint classification for the spongy bone intervertebral disc articulation?

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cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis

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What is the name given to the modification of the anterior tubercle of the C6 transverse process?

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the carotid tubercle

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What will occupy they typical cervical vertebra transverse foramen?

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the vertebral artery, vertebral venous plexus and postganglionic sympathetic motor nerve fibers

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What is the name of the lamina-pedicle junction of typical cervical vertebrae?

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the articular pillar

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What is the name of the surface feature observed between the ends of the articular pillar?

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the groove/sulcus for the dorsal ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

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What nerve indents the articular pillar of typical cervical vertebrae?

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the medial branch of the dorsal ramus of a cervical spinal nerve

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What is the classic angulation of typical cervical articular facets?

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40 to 45 degrees from the coronal plane

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what is the orientation of the typical cervical superior articular facet?

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backward, upward, medial (BUM)

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What is the orientation of the typical cervical inferior articular facet?

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forward, lateral, downward (FoLD)

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What muscles will attach to typical cervical articular processes?

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the longissimus capitis, longissimus cervicis, semispinalis capitis, semispinalis cervicis, multifidis, and rotators

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What muscles blend with the capsular ligament of cervical zygapophyses?

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the semispinalis capitis, multifidis and rotator longus

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What modification of the synovial joint are observed in the cervical spine?

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meniscoidal fold

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The greatest range of flexion- extension among the typical cervical vertebrae occurs at which vertebral couple?

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typically C5/C6

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What motions are coupled in the cervical spine?

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lateral bending and axial rotation

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Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will be similar for what cervical vertebral couples?

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the C2/C3, C3/C4, C4/C5 vertebral couples

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Ranges of coupled motion among the typical cervical vertebrae will begin to decrease at what cervical vertebral couple?

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the C5/C6 vertebral couple

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What muscles may attach to the typical cervical spinous process?

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the spinalis cervicis, semispinalis cervicis, semispinalis thoracis, multifidis, rotators and interspinalis