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Cervical Spine

Anatomy

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General Vertebral

Anatomy

Body

Vertebral Arch

Pedicles

Laminae

Vertebral Foramen

Spinous Process

Facets

Superior Articulating Surface

Inferior Articulating Surface

Transverse Process

Intervertebral Foramen

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Distinguishing Features of

Cervical Vertebrae

Transverse foramina

C1 transverse

process Spinous Processes

C6 and C7

C3-C6 = bifurcate

None for C1

 Articulating Facets

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Atlas

1st Cervical

Vertabrae

Lack of Body Superior Articular

Foveae

Inferior Articulating

Foveae

Fovea Dentis

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Axis

C2

Dens

Rotation betweenskull and atlas

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C

Body

Spinous process

Transverse Foramina  Anterior element

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Articulations within

cervical region

Lateral AtlantoaxialJoints Superior facets and

inferior facets of atlas

Flat and in transverseplane

Rotation Side toward rotation

Side away from rotation

Median AtlantoaxialJoints Dens of axis and anterior

arch of atlas

Tectorial membrane

Cruciform ligament

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Articulation within

cervical spine

 Atlanto-occipital

Occipital condyles of

skull and superior

articulating surface of

atlas

Rotation

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Articulations within

cervical spine

Body-to-body

articulation

FibrocartilogenousIntervertebral Disk

 Annulos fibrosis

Nucleus puplosis

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Articulations within

cervical spine

Cervical facet joints

Parallel to frontal

plane

45 degrees to

transverse plane

Rotation

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Ligaments within cervical

spine

Ligamentum Nuchae

Interspinous

Ligament Ligamentum Flava

Posterior Atlanto-

occipital membrane

Intertransverse

Ligament

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Curvature of cervical

spine

Lordotic Curve

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Cervical spine movement

Flexion/Extension

 Atlanto-occipital

Rotation  Atlanto-axial joint

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Muscles of cervical spine

See alternate power

point

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Brachial Plexus

Nerve Roots

C5,6,7,8,T1

Trunks

Upper

Middle

Lower

Divisions

 Anterior

Posterior

Cords Lateral

Posterior

Medial

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Brachial Plexus

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Throat Anatomy

1. Thyroid gland

2. Trachea

3. Brachiocephalic

artery

4. Common carotid

artery

5. Internal jugular vein

6. Superior vena cava