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The Craniovertebral Junction






1Which of the following is not a suboccipital muscle:
A)rectus capitis lateralis
B)rectus capitis posterior major
C)obliquus capitis superior
D)obliquus capitis inferior



2The tectorial membrane is the extension of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE



3The obliquus capitis inferior muscle produces side bending of the O-A to the same side, as well as extension and contralateral rotation of the O-A.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE



4Right side bending at the O-A joint involves an anterior glide of the occiput condyle on the left side?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE



5A tight left rectus capitis anterior would produce a decreased left translation while in craniovertebral extension?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE







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