Quizzies (Atypical Cervical Vertebrae: C7/Vertebra Prominens) Flashcards Preview

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

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Vertebral prominence

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What names may be given to C7?

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Vertebra prominens and vertebral prominence

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What name is given only to C7?

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Vertebra prominens

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

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

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

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Eight

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

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Fibrous (amphiarthrosis) syndesmosis, cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis) symphysis, and modified synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar) joint

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

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Longus colli muscle

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

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Vertebral venous plexus, postganglionic sympathetic motor fibers

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What muscles attach to the transverse process of C7?

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Middle scalene, iliocostalis thoracis, longissimus cervicis, semispinalis capitis, rotators, intertransversarii, and levator costarum brevis

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

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Backward, upward, medial (BUM)

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

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Forward, medial, downward (ForMed)

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What muscles will attach to the articular process of C7?

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Longissimus cervicis, longissimus capitis, semispinalis cervicis, and multifidis

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What are the features of the spinous process of C7?

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Long, horizontal, nonbifid

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What muscles attach to the spinous process of C7?

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Trapezius, rhomboid minor, serratus posterior superior, splenius capitis, spinalis capitis, spinalis cervicis, semispinalis thoracis, multifidis, rotators, and interspinalis

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What ligaments attach to the spinous process of C7?

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Ligamentum nuchae and interspinous ligaments