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1
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What doesn’t the Atlas Vertebra have?

A

A Vertebral Body, instead it is shaped more like a ring.

2
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What is the Joint called that connects the Atlas to the Occipital Bone.

A
  • Atlanto-Occipital Joint.

- About 50% of the head Flexion and Extension occurs at this Joint.

3
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What is the Large Bony Protrusion called found on the Axis?

A
  • The Odontoid Process.

- This points up from the Vertebral Body and fits into the ring-shaped Atlas above it.

4
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What is the Joint called between the Atlas and Axis?

A
  • Atlanto-Axial Joint.

- The Atlas is able to rotate around the Axis on this and causes 50% of the heads rotation.

5
Q

What’s Unique about C7

A

Usually has the most prominent Spinous Process (Vertebra Prominens).

6
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What’s the C7-T1 Joint called?

A

Cervicothoracic Junction.

7
Q

Why do more muscles connects to the C7 Spinous Process compared to other Cervical Vertebrae?

A
  • Larger Size

- Key Location

8
Q

What three longitudinal arteries supply the spinal cord with blood?

A
  • Anterior Spinal Artery

- Left and Right Posterior Arteries

9
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Name all 3 lawyers of Tissue that make up the Meninges that protect the spinal cord:

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  • Pia Matter
  • Arachnoid Mater
  • Dura Matter