NWHSU Spine & Pelvis Exam 1 Questions
And Answers
Transverse processes in the thoracic spine Decrease in size from T1-T12
Transverse processes in the lumbar spine -Project laterally from pedicles
-Widest at L3
Spinous processes in the cervical spine -bifid shape
-C2 is large and bulky
-C7 is...
Transverse processes in the thoracic spine Decrease in size from T1-T12
Transverse processes in the lumbar spine -Project laterally from pedicles
-Widest at L3
Spinous processes in the cervical spine -bifid shape
-C2 is large and bulky
-C7 is largest
Spinous processes in the thoracic spine -T1/T11 are anticlinal (point directly back at 90
degrees to vertical)
-T5-T8 are most imbricated (most inferior tilt and are overlapping)
Spinous processes in the lumbar spine -Quadrangular
-Thick, broad, and club or plate-like
, NWHSU Spine & Pelvis Exam 1 Questions
And Answers
Central canal in cervical spine -C1 = 16mm
-C2 = 14mm
-C3 = 13mm
-C4-C7 = 12mm
-anything less than these values is considered spinal canal narrowing or stenosis
What is Torg's ratio? Anterior to posterior dimension of the spinal canal should be at least
80% of the anterior to posterior dimension of the vertebral body
Central canal in thoracic spine -Smallest central canal in the spine
-Especially small from T4-T9, known as the critical zone
Central canal in lumbar spine Starts circular in shape at L1, and becomes more triangular
or trefoil in shape as it moves towards L5
Cervical facet joints -oriented at 45 degrees to the horizontal
-"BUM" for superior facet joints (back, up, medial, aka posterior, superior, and medial)
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