Spinal anatomy

Question 1

What is shown in this image?

Answer 1

Lumbar intervertebral disc

Question 2

1

Answer 2

Spinous process

Question 3

2

Answer 3

Lamina

Question 4

3

Answer 4

Synovial intervertebral joint

Question 5

4

Answer 5

Articular process of adjacent vertebra

Question 6

5

Answer 6

Vertebral canal with contents (spinal cord and meninges surrounded by epidural fat)

Question 7

6

Answer 7

Nucleus pulposus

Question 8

7

Answer 8

Anulus fibrosus

Question 9

1

Answer 9

First lumbar vertebra

Question 10

1’

Answer 10

Needle in position for flank anaesthesia

Question 11

2

Answer 11

Last lumbar vertebra (L6)

Question 12

3

Answer 12

Sacrum

Question 13

4

Answer 13

Needle in lumbosacral space

Question 14

5

Answer 14

First caudal vertebra

Question 15

6

Answer 15

Needle between first and second caudal vertebrae (tail block)

Question 16

7

Answer 16

Epidural space

Question 17

8

Answer 17

Dura mater

Question 18

9

Answer 18

Subarachnoid space

Question 19

10

Answer 19

Spinal cord

Question 20

11

Answer 20

Central canal

Question 21

12

Answer 21

Intervertebral disc

Question 22

1

Answer 22

Internal jugular vein

Question 23

2

Answer 23

External jugular vein

Question 24

3

Answer 24

Occipital vein

Question 25

4

Answer 25

Axillary vein

Question 26

5

Answer 26

Cranial vena cava

Question 27

6

Answer 27

Vertebral vein

Question 28

7

Answer 28

Supreme intercostal vein

Question 29

8

Answer 29

Left azygous vein

Question 30

9

Answer 30

Caudal vena cava

Question 31

10

Answer 31

Intercostal veins

Question 32

11

Answer 32

Internal iliac vein

Question 33

12

Answer 33

External iliac vein

Question 34

13

Answer 34

Deep circumflex iliac vein

Question 35

14

Answer 35

Cranial epigastric vein

Question 36

15

Answer 36

Internal vertebral plexus (red)