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VERTEBRAL COLUMN/SPINAL COLUMN - Vertebral foramen Flashcards

1
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Identify all segmental arteries

A

vertebral, ascending cervical, deep cervical, superior intercostal, posterior intercostal, subcostal, lumbar, iliolumbar, lateral sacaral and median (middle) sacral

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What are the segmental arteries of the cervical spine?

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the vertebral artery, ascending cervical artery and deep cervical artery

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What are the segmental arteries of the thoracic spine?

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the deep cervical artery, superior intercostal artery, posterior intercostal artery and subcostal artery

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What are the segmental arteries of the lumbar spine?

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the lumbar arteries, iliolumbar artery, lateral sacral artery and median (middle) sacral artery

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5
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What are the segmental arteries of the fifth lumbar vertebra?

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the iliolumbar artery, lateral sacral artery and median (middle) sacral artery

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6
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What are the segmental arteries of the sacrum?

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the iliolumbar artery lateral sacral artery and median sacral artery

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What segmental levels are supllied by the vertebral artery?

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C1-C6

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8
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What segmental levels are supllied by the ascending cervical artery?

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C1-C6

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What segmental levels are supllied by the deep cervical artery?

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C7-T1

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10
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What segmental levels are supllied by the superior intercostal artery?

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T1, T2

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What segmental levels are supplied by the posterior intercostal artery?

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T3-T11

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12
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What segmental level is supplied by the subcostal artery?

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T12

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13
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What segmental levels are supplied by the lumbar arteries?

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L1-L4

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What segmental levels are supplied by the median sacral artery?

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L5, S1-S5 and coccyx

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What segmental levels are supplied by the ilolumbar artery?

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L5, S1-S5 and coccyx

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16
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What segmental levels are supplied by the lateral sacral artery?

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L5, S1-S5 and coccyx

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17
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Which vertebra has the greatest number of segmental arteries associated with it?

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L5

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18
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What are the segmental areteries for L5

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iliolumbar artery, median sacral arter, and lateral sacral artery

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19
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What branch of the segmental artery supplies the vertebra and the paravertebral region?

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dorsospinal artery

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20
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Which artery is primarily observed in the distal part of the intervertebral foramen?

A

spinal artery

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21
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What are the branches of the spinal artery?

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osseous arteries, anterior spinal canal artery, posterior spinal canal artery, anterior medullary feeder artery, posterior medullary feeder artery, anterior radicular artery, posterior radicular artery

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22
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Which branches of the spinal artery supply the contents of the epidural space?

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osseous arteries, anterior spinal canal artery, posterior spinal canal artery

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23
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What arteries are observed in the epidural space near the ligamentum flavum?

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posterior spinal canal artery and plexus

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24
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What arteries are observed in the epidural space near the posterior longitudinal ligament?

A

anterior spinal canal artery and plexus

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25
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Which branches of the spinal artery supply the contents of the subarachnoid space?

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anterior radicular artery, posterior radicular artery, anterior medullary feeder artery, posterior medullary feeder artery

26
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Which vessel supply the ventral/anterior nerve rootlet and nerve root?

A

anterior radicular artery

27
Q

Which vessel will supply the dorsal/posterior nerve rootlets, nerve root and nerve root ganglion?

A

posterior radicular artery

28
Q

What is the name given to the artery that leis in front of the spinal cord along its length?

A

anterior spinal artery

29
Q

The anterior spinal artery is a branch of which artery?

A

the vertebral artery

30
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Is the anterior spinal artery a single, continuous artery along the spinal cord?

31
Q

As the anterior spinal artery continues along the spinal cord, which arteries unite along its length to give the appearance of a single continuous vessel?

A

anterior medullary feeder arteries

32
Q

The posterior spinal artery is a branch of which artery?

A

the posterior inferior cerebellar artery

33
Q

What is the position of the posterior spinal artery relative to the spinal cord?

A

it lies in the posterolateral sulcus along the spinal cord

34
Q

Is the posterior spinal artery a single, continuous artery along the spinal cord?

35
Q

As the posterior spinal artery continues along the spinal cord, which arteries unite along its length to give the appearance of a single continuous vessel?

A

posterior medullary feeder arteries

36
Q

What forms the arterial vasa corona above C3?

A

right and left anterior spinal arteries, right and left posterior spinal arteries and 4 communicating arteries

37
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What forms the arterial vasa corona below C6?

A

a median anterior spinal artery, right and left posterior spinal arteries, and 3 communicating arteries

38
Q

What is the generic name given to arteries that penetrate the spinal cord?

A

intramedullary arteries

39
Q

What are the intramedullary branches of the arterial vasa corona?

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pial perforating arteries and central/ventral/sulcal perforating arteries

40
Q

What artery gives off the ventral/central/sulcal perforating arteries?

A

the anterior spinal artery

41
Q

What arterial vasa corona branches supply gray matter and most of the spinal cord?

A

ventral/central/sulcal perforating arteries

42
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What intramedullary branches supply about one third of the spinal cord?

A

pial perforating arteries

43
Q

What is the source for pial perforating arteries?

A

the pial plexus

44
Q

What arteries form the pial plexus?

A

the posterior spinal arteries and the communicating arteries

45
Q

What arteries are responsible for supplementing the arterial vasa corona along the cord?

A

anterior medullary feeders and posterior medullary feeders

46
Q

What vessels drain the spinal cord?

A

pial veins

47
Q

What will pial veins drain into?

A

venous vasa corona

48
Q

Which vessels form the venous vasa corona?

A

right and left anterior longitudinal veins, right and left posterior longitudinal veins, and 4 communicating

49
Q

Which vessels will drain the venous vasa corona?

A

anterior medullary veins, posterior medullary veins

50
Q

Which vessels will drain the ventral/anterior nerve roots?

A

anterior radicular veins

51
Q

Which vessels will drain the dorsal/posterior nerve roots?

A

posterior radicular veins

52
Q

What veins will lie in the subarachnoid space?

A

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

53
Q

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

A

anterior internal vertebral venous plexus, basivertebral vein

54
Q

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

A

posterior internal vertebral venous plexus

55
Q

Which of the contents of the epidural space are more liekly located near or around the posterior longitudinal ligament?

A

anterior spinal canal artery and plexus
anterior internal vertebral venous plexus
basivertebral vein
recurrent meningeal/sinu-vertebral/sinus vertebral nerve
Hofmann/anterior dural/meningovertebral ligaments

56
Q

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

A

serous fluid

57
Q

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

A

cerebrospinal fluid

58
Q

What ligaments may be present in the subarachnoid space?

A

dentate/denticulate ligament

59
Q

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

A

dentate (denticulate) ligament

60
Q

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

A

they lack the bicuspid valve of typical veins

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