Advanced Prevention and Health Care Ch.8 The Spine

Anterior

Is not a of the segments of the spine

Axel loading of the cervical spine

Occurs when the neck is in a position of hyperextension

Atlas

The vertebrae that consists of a bony ring with large, flat, superior articular facets on which the skull rests is the

A cervical fracture and or dislocation

Will Not always produce a sensory and motor problem.

Positive Babinski test result

Would not indicate a cervical spinal injury

Fractures ad dislocations commonly occur in which vertebrae?

at the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

12

Spinal stenosis

A loss of cerebrospinal fluid around the spinal cord because of deformation of the spinal cord or a narrowing of the neural canal

—the player is conscious, neurologically intact, and reports neck pain —the player is conscious and reports numbness in the upper extremities —the player is unconscious

After executing a tackle by leading with his head, a football player is down on the field. All of the following suggest an unstable neck

Scoliosis

An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine