Herniated Nucleus Pulposus

Question 1

Anterior longitudinal ligament supports the _____, it resists _____, and supports the _____ _____.

Answer 1

Anterior longitudinal ligament supports the DISC, it resists EXTENSION, and supports the VERTEBRAL COLUMN.

Question 2

Posterior longitudinal ligament resists _____ of column, it’s more ____ than anterior ligament, and it reinforces _____.

Answer 2

Posterior longitudinal ligament resists FLEXION of column, it’s more NARROW than anterior ligament, and it reinforces DISC.

Question 3

Most disc herniations occur is ____-____ direction. The intervertebral foramen is ____-____ to the disc.

Answer 3

Most disc herniations occur is POSTERIO-LATERAL direction.

The intervertebral foramen is POSTERIO-LATERAL to the disc.

Question 4

Nerve gets name based on ______ it passes through, not by the __ ___.

Answer 4

Nerve gets name based on FORAMEN it passes through, not by the SC LEVEL.

Question 5

If L4/5 disc is herniated, the nerve exiting __/__ is affected.

I.e. HNP impinges on nerve exiting through the next _____ foramen.

Answer 5

If L4/5 disc is herniated, the nerve exiting L5/S1 (L5) is affected.

I.e. HNP impinges on nerve exiting through the next LOWER foramen.

Question 6

Things that can lead to same symptoms of HNP

Answer 6

Thickened ligamentum flavum
Bone spurs from zygapophyseal joint
Spinal stenosis (central or foraminal)

Question 7

HNP at cervical levels lead to ____ ____ compression.

Answer 7

HNP at cervical levels lead to SPINAL CORD compression.