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Anatomy Spine Ligaments Flashcards

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Anterior longitudinal ligament

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Resists extension of the spine

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Supraspinous ligament

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Strong fibrous tissue between tips of adjacent spinous processes

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Annulus fibrosis

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Formed of concentric layers of fibrocartilage

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Ligamentum flavum

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Highly elastic tissue between the lamina and adjacent vertebrae

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Nucleus polposis

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Entirely avascular receiving nutrition through diffusion from adjacent tissues

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Posterior longitudinal ligament

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Forms most central portion of anterior wall of vertebral canal

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Interspinous ligament

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Weak membranous tissue between adjacent spinous processes

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Intervertebral foramen

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Exit for spinal nerves emerging from the vertebral canal

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