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-Atlas
-no vertical body
-supports weight of skull at atlanto-occipital joint
-primary flexes and extends
-no true spinous process |
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Definition
-Axis
-"dens" odontoid process- superior projection
--provides rotational movement |
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Term
| Cervical vertebre increase in size because: |
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Definition
-stability
-increasing loads
-larger muscle attachment |
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Term
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Definition
-only for cervical
-allows blood to pass through |
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Term
| Anterior/Posterior Longitudinal ligament |
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Definition
-support discs and vertebre
-anterior limits extension
-posterior limits flexion |
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Term
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Definition
-becomes ligament nuchae
-broad area for muscle attachment
-limits flexion |
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Term
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Definition
-Fills space between spinous processes
-limits flexion and rotation of the spine |
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Term
| Brachial Plexius involves: |
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Definition
-7 cervical vertebre
-8 nerve roots
-formed by c5-t1 nerve roots
-splits into roots, trunks, divisions, cords, branches |
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Term
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Definition
-wry neck
-congenital or aquired spasm of STM |
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Term
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Definition
-bottom of foot.
-toes should curl |
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Term
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Definition
-crest of tibia
-if toes curl then pathological |
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Term
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Definition
-caused by compression or tension
-Tinnels sign or traction test used to test |
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Term
| Trapezius Root Innervation: |
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Definition
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Term
| Levator Scapulae root inervation |
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Definition
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| Sternocleidomastoid root innervation: |
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Definition
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Definition
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| Lateral Cord of Brachial Plexus includes: |
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Definition
Lateral pectoral nerve
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Median Nerve (partial) |
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Term
| Posterior cord of Brachial Plexus Includes: |
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Definition
Axillary nerve
Radial Nerve |
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Term
| Medial Cord of Brachial Plexus inculdes: |
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Definition
Ulnar Nerve
Median Nerve (partial) |
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