Axial Skeleton: Supporting Soft Tissues Of Spine Flashcards
What are the 3 thoracolumbar fascia layers
Posterior, middle, anterior
Posterior layer
White thickened layer, next to subcutaneous tissue
Middle layer
Separate erector spine muscle and quadratus lumborum
Anterior layer
Surrounds the quadratus lumborum
What does the stability of articulated vertebral column depend on
Articular discs, ligaments , musculature
What are the 2 parts of intervertebral disc
- Nucleus pulposus- Jelly, spongy middle part
2. Annulus fibrosus- tough outer layer that provide joint connection of vertebral bodies
interspinous ligament
in between spinous process
Intervertebral joints
between vertebral bodies
where are the intervertebral discs thickest?
lumbar region is where they bear the most weight
nuchal ligament
- located in cervical region
- accommodate bifid
- sagittal sheath of ligament structure that attaches external occipital to C7
intertransverse ligaments
between transverse process
ligamenta flava
yellow
