Arthro: Skull +C-spine
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| EOP to C7 | Ligamentum Nuchae |
| Anterior arch of atlas C1, supports the dens of C2 | Transverse Ligament |
| Dens to occiput | Alar ligament |
| Dens to occiput | Apical ligament |
| Lamina below to lamina above, elastic tissue | Ligamentum Flava |
| Is an extension of supraspinous ligaments that arise from SP of C7. Extends superiorly to the external occipital protuberance. | Ligamentum Nuchae |
| In the absence of trauma | Cervical disc herniation occurs... |
| Nucleus pulposus | Cervical disc herniation |
| C5-6 C6-7 | Common site for cervical disc herniation |
| Limit rotation | Alar ligaments |
| Triaxial, condyloid synoical joint between atlas and occipital condyles | Atlanto-occipital joint |
| Uniaxial, planar synovial joints. Reinforced by the cruciate and alar ligaments. | Atlanto-axial joints |
| Between the dens of axis and anterior arch of atlas | Median pivot joint |
| Side bending in one direction will always be coupled with rotation in the opposite direction. | Coupled motion |
| Controlled by the facet joints | Lateral flexion and rotation |
| Guide flexion, limit lateral bending. | Joints of luschka |
| Allow passage of the vertebral artery (c1-6) | Transverse foramen |
| Provides space for the spinal cord | Vertebral canal |
| Only in the cervical region | Joints of luschka are found |
| Join body to the lamina | Pedicals |
| Are large and easily palpable, posterolaterally | Articular pillars |
| Also called facet joints, are on a 45 degree angle shape and angulation of the zygapophyseal joints. | Zygapophyseal joints |
| Usually bifid with the exception of C7 | Spinous processes |
| Atlas, axis, occipital condyles of skull | Upper C-spine |
| C3-C7 | Lower c-spine |
| A blow to the top of the head that fractures atlas at the anterior and posterior arches. | Jefferson Fracture |