12.3 Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord

Question 1

Identify the supraspinous, interspinous, and intertransverse ligaments.

Answer 1

supraspinous ligaments extending between the tips of adjacent spinous processes and the interspinous ligaments between the bases of adjacent spinous processes. Note the intertransverse ligaments between adjacent transverse processes

Question 2

Identify the laminae of a vertebral segment

Answer 2

flat plates contacting pedicles

Question 3

Identify and describe the ligamentum flava

Answer 3

between adjacent laminae

Question 4

Identify the dura mater, dural sac, epidural space, arachnoid mater, and spinal ganglia.

Answer 4

epidural space; between the dura mater and the bony vertebral arch.

Question 5

Take note of the cervical and lumbar enlargements of the spinal cord due to the limbs at these levels.

Answer 5

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Question 6

Identify and describe the conus medullaris

Answer 6

the tapering inferior end of the spinal cord

Question 7

Identify and describe the cauda equina

Answer 7

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Question 8

Identify denticulate ligaments and describe their function

Answer 8

Suspend the spinal cord in the column. Connect to dura mater.

Question 9

Identify and describe the filium terminale

Answer 9

an extension of pia mater that attaches inferiorly to the coccyx.