Thoracic Spine
What are the two methods for elevation at the ribs?
bucket handle and pump handle
The rib cage serve as protection for vital organs by limit_____ move______ in the thoracic region
limiting movement
The intervertebral joint at the thoracic spine is composed by tw___ verte_____ and a dis___
two vertebrae and a disc
During flexion at the thoracic spine, how does the superior vertebrae glide?
ventrally
The rib cage serve as protection for ______ _______
vital organs
What motion occurs at the LOWER ribs?
bucket handle
What is the orientation of SP to TP for T10?
1 full level inferior
What is the orientation of SP to TP for T7-T9?
1 full level inferior
What is the orientation of SP to TP for T11?
1/2 level inferior
What is the orientation of SP to TP for T4-T6?
1/2 level inferior
What rib can compress the thoracic outlet?
1st rib
What is the orientation of the facet joints in the cervical spine?
45 degrees
What is the orientation of the facet joints in the thoracic spine?
60 degrees
What is the orientation of the facet joints in the lumbar spine?
90 degrees
SP's are at the same level at TP's of same vertebrae
T1-T3
1 full level inferior
T10
1/2 level inferior
T11
Same level
T12
SP's are 1/2 level inferior from TP's of same vertebrae
T4-T6
SP's are 1 full level inferior from TP's of same vertebrae
T7-T9
What muscle threads through the thoracic outlet?
anterior scalene
What bone, outside of the 1st rib, can cause compression of the thoracic outlet?
clavicle
Typical symptoms associated with thoracic outlet include discolo________
discoloration
During extension at the thoracic spine, how does the superior vertebrae glide?
dorsally
In thoracic _________, side-bending and rotation occur to the SAME side
flexion
During ________ and _______ at the thoracic spine, the superior vertebrae glides ventrally (flexion) and dorsally (extension)
flexion and extension
How many joints are at the thoracic spine?
four
Elevation of the ribs occurs during inspir______
inspiration
What are the FOUR joints of the thoracic spine?
intervertebral, facet, costovertebral, and costotransverse
Thoracic outlet symptoms can occur in the nec___ or upp___ extr_____
neck or upper extremity
Thoracic outlet symptoms result from neuro__________ comp__________
neurovascular compression
The treatment plane for the lower ribs is more _______ because of their movement
oblique
Typical symptoms associated with thoracic outlet include pai___ and wea_____
pain and weakness
What type of "fault" can occur at the thoracic spine?
positional faults
What motion occurs at the UPPER ribs?
pump handle
What serves as protection for vital organs?
rib cage
The costovertebral joint is the articulation between the ri___ and a vertebr____
rib; vertebrae
Positional faults occur when the ri__ of vertebrae will slide into the wro____ position
rib; wrong
What limits motion at the thoracic spine?
ribs
What "rule" is applied to the thoracic spine?
rule of threes
What is the orientation of SP to TP for T1-T3?
same level
What is the orientation of SP to TP for T12?
same level
Typical symptoms associated with thoracic outlet include sens_____ changes and paresthes________
sensory changes and paresthesias
In thoracic flexion, what two motions occur at the SAME side?
side-bending and rotation
What composes the facet joint?
superior and inferior articular process
When in trunk flexion, the super_______ vertebrae glides anter_______ relative to the infer______ vertebrae
superior; anteriorly; inferior
The costotransverse joint is the articulation between the tuber_____ of the rib and the transv______ proc_______
tubercle; transverse process
The rib cage serve as protection for vital organs by limiting movement in the __________ region
thoracic
Symptoms resulting from neurovascular compression
thoracic outlet
What is another name for facet joint?
zygapophyseal joint
