Vertebral Canal

Question 1

course of anterior longitudinal ligament

Answer 1

skull base to sacrum

Question 2

function of ALL

Answer 2

limits extension

Question 3

course of PLL

Answer 3

C2 -> sacrum

Question 4

function PLL

Answer 4

limits flexion and PREVENTS POSTERIOR HERNIATION OF IV DISC

Question 5

what does the ligamentum flavum connect

Answer 5

lamina

Question 6

function of lig flavum

Answer 6

reinforce wall of vertebral canal posteriorly, limit flexion

Question 7

what connects adjacent spinous processes

Answer 7

interspinous ligament

Question 8

course of supraspinous lig

Answer 8

c7->sacrum

Question 9

connects the tips of spinous processes

Answer 9

supraspinous

Question 10

connect adjacent transverse processes

Answer 10

intertransverse ligaments

Question 11

what is the nuchal ligament continuous with?

Answer 11

supraspinous ligament

Question 12

function of nuchal lig

Answer 12

muscle attachment and limits flexion

Question 13

level of foramen magnum

Answer 13

L1/2

Question 14

at what vertebral level is the cervical enlargement found

Answer 14

c4-t1 (nerves to upper limb)

Question 15

what vertebral level is the lumbosacral enlargement found

Answer 15

L1-s3 (nerves to lower limb)

Question 16

how is the dura mater attached to the coccyx inferiorly

Answer 16

by the filum terminale

Question 17

what connects the arachnoid to pia

Answer 17

arachnoid trabeculae

Question 18

where is an enlargement in the subarachnoid space found

Answer 18

around conus medullaris to form lumbar cistern L2-S2

Question 19

where does the denticulate ligament run

Answer 19

on either side of the spinal cord between posterior and anterior nerve roots