II. Vertebral Foramen Part 3 of 3

Question 1

Which vessels will drain the venous vasa corona?

Answer 1

anterior medullary veins, posterior medularry veins

Question 2

Which vessels will drain the ventral/anterior nerve roots?

Answer 2

anterior radicular veins

Question 3

What vessel will drain the dorsal/posterior nerve root ganglion?

Answer 3

posterior radicular veins

Question 4

What veins will lie in the subarachnoid space?

Answer 4

pial veins, venous vasa corona, anterior longitudinal veins, posterior longitudinal veins, communicating veins, anterior medullary veins, posterior medullary veins, anerior radicular veins, posterior radicular veins

Question 5

What veins are observed in the epidural space near the posterior longitudinal ligament?

Answer 5

anterior internal vertebral venous plexus, basivertebral veins

Question 6

What veins are observed in the epidural space near the ligamentum flavum?

Answer 6

posterior internal vertebral venous plexus

Question 7

What venous vessels are identified in the intervertebral foramen?

Answer 7

intervertebral veins

Question 8

Identify the meninges of the spinal cord (spinal medulla or medulla spinalis) and the commonly accepted meaning of each.

Answer 8

dura mater- tough mother; arachnoid mater- spider mother; pia mater- tender mother or delicate mother

Question 9

What is the name given to the fluid within the epidural space?

Answer 9

interstitual fluid

Question 10

What are the vascular contents of the epidural space?

Answer 10

anterior and posterior spinal canal artery and plexus anterior and posterior internal vertebral venous plexus basivertebral veins

Question 11

What are the neural contents of the epidural space?

Answer 11

recurrent meningeal/ sinu-vertebral/ sinus vertebral nerve

Question 12

What ligaments are associated with the epidural space?

Answer 12

Hofmann/anterior dural/meningovertebral ligaments
ligamentum flavum
posterior longitudinal ligament

Question 13

Which of the blood vessels of the epidural space will be found near the vertebral body?

Answer 13

anterior spinal canal artery & plexus
anterior internal vertebral venous plexus
basivertebral vein

Question 14

Which of the nerves of the epidural space will be found near the vertebral body?

Answer 14

recurrent meningeal/sinu-vertebral, sinus vertebral nerve

Question 15

Which of the ligaments of the epidural space will be found near the vertebral body?

Answer 15

posterior longitudinal ligament and Hofmann/anterior dural/meningovertebral ligaments

Question 16

Which of the blood vessels of the epidural space will be found near the lamina?

Answer 16

posterior spinal canal artery & plexus

posterior internal vertebral venous plexus

Question 17

Which of the nerves of the epidural space will be found near the lamina?

Answer 17

recurrent meningeal/sinu-vertebral, sinus vertebral nerve

Question 18

Which of the ligaments of the epidural space will be found near the lamina?

Answer 18

ligamentum flavum and Hofmann/anterior dural/meningovertebral ligaments

Question 19

Which meningeal space is now though to be a potential space, not an actual space?

Answer 19

subdural space- between the dura mater and the arachnoid mater

Question 20

What is the name given to the fluid present within the subdural space?

Answer 20

serous fluid

Question 21

What is the name given to the fluid with the subarachnoid space?

Answer 21

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 22

What ligaments may be present in the subarachnoid space?

Answer 22

dentate/ denticulate ligament

Question 23

What is the name given to the lateral extension of pia mater along the spinal cord?

Answer 23

dentate (denticulate) ligament

Question 24

What is the unique feature of veins along the spinal canal?

Answer 24

they lack the bicuspid valve of typical veins