NAME ________________________________

PHYSICAL THERAPY - SUMMER 2001

BACK AND NECK EXERCISE

Figure 1:


(Use Figure 1 above to answer questions #1 - #3 below.)

1. Name and give the function(s) of the structures numbered in Figure 1.













2. Classify and name the components of the intervertebral joint.












2a. Which of the structures in Figure 1 acts as ligaments supporting this joint?






2b. Which excessive movements does each ligament resist?






3. Which of the structure(s) labeled in Figure 1 is/are especially strong in the cervical region of the spinal cord?








Figure 2:

(Use Figure 2 above to answer questions #4 - #6 below.)






4. In chart form, provide the following information for the muscles labeled 1 thru 4. Use the back of this sheet for your chart.

Correct name of the muscle
Proximal and distal attachments
Primary unilateral action
Primary bilateral action


5. Which muscles of the neck are responsible for extending the head on the neck while turning the chin to the right side?




6. Name and provide the function of the joints that move in question 5.






Figure 3:

(Use Figure 3 above to answer questions #7 and #8 below.)

7. Identify the specific structure in Figure 3 to which the arrows point and the structure indicated by # 3.







8. Name and provide some of the symptoms that would result if structure #4 impinges upon structure #2.







Figure 4:

(Use Figure 4 above to answer questions #9 and #10 below.)


9. Identify the region of the vertebral column shown in Figure 4.




10. Classify and give the components of the joint indicated by the arrow labeled #2. What are the movements permitted at this joint? What are the structural features of this joint that enable it to support this type of movement?