MSCT: Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord Flashcards
Identify
Identify
Identify the following parts
- Body
- Arch
- Lamina
- Pedicles
- Transverse processes
- Spinous Processes
- Articular facets
Identify the Intervertebral foramina
Identify the Vertebral Canal
The supraspinous and interspinous ligaments attach …
The spines of adjacent vertebrae to each other
Identify
Identify the Supraspinous and Interspinous Ligaments
Identify the ligamentum flavum
Identify the Posterior longitudinal ligament
Identify the anterior longitudinal ligament
Ligament which limits hyperextension
Anterior longitudinal Ligament
Vertebral Ligament which limits hyperflexion
Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Spinal cord is part of the _____________ Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Inferior continuation of the brain
Spinal cord
Where does the spinal cord began?
Foramen Magnum
Where does the spinal cord terminate?
L2 in adults
sometimes lower in children
The Spinal cord has a _____________ from the vertebral levels of C3 to T2
cervical enlargement
The cervical enlargement is necessary for?
The large nerve supply necessary for the two upper limbs
There is a ___________________ from vertebral levels T9 to T12
Lumbosacral enlargement
The lumbosacral enlargement is necessary for?
large nerve supply necessary for the two lower limbs
Cervical enlargement spinal cord segments
C4 to T1
Lumbosacral enlargement spinal cord segments
L2 to S3
How many pairs of spinal nerves leave the spinal cord?
31 pairs
