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VERTEBRAL COLUMN, SPINAL CORD & NERVES, & SUBOCCIPITAL REGION Steven J. Zehren, Ph.D. VERTEBRAL COLUMN. GENERAL REMARKS. FULLY ARTICULATED VETEBRAL COLUMN. 7 Cervical. 12 Thoracic. 5 Lumbar. 5 Sacral (=sacrum). 3 - 4 Coccygeal (=Coccyx). 3 – 4 Coccygeal (=coccyx).
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VERTEBRAL COLUMN, SPINAL CORD & NERVES, & SUBOCCIPITAL REGION Steven J. Zehren, Ph.D.
FULLY ARTICULATED VETEBRAL COLUMN 7 Cervical 12 Thoracic 5 Lumbar 5 Sacral (=sacrum) 3 - 4 Coccygeal (=Coccyx) 3 – 4 Coccygeal (=coccyx)
TYPICAL VERTEBRA (pedicle + lamina) Vertebral foramen
BOUNDARIES OF INTERVERTEBRAL FORAMEN Pedicle Pedicle
JOINTS OF VERTEBRAL BODIES: POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT Posterior longitudinal lig.
ABNORMAL CURVATURES NORMAL KYPHOSIS LORDOSIS
ABNORMAL CURVATURES NORMAL SCOLIOSIS
VERTEBRAL COLUMN PERMITS MOVEMENTS OF THE TRUNK AND PROVIDES A BASE ON WHICH THE HEAD CAN MOVE
VERTEBRAL ARTERY PASSES THROUGH FORAMINA TRANSVERSARIA OF CERVICAL VERTEBRAE Atlas Posterior atlantooccipital membrane Vertebral a.
CERVICAL VERTEBRAE: ATLAS (C1) AND AXIS (C2) Ant. tubercle Facet for dens Ant. arch Lateral mass Transverse pr. Tubercle for transverse lig. Transverse foramen Post. arch Sup. facet for occipital condyle Post. tubercle Groove for vertebral a. ATLAS (C1): SUPERIOR VIEW Dens Post. facet for transverse lig. Sup. facet for atlas Body Interarticular part Transverse pr. Inf. articular pr. Spinous pr. AXIS (C2): POSTEROSUPERIOR VIEW
SPINAL CORD & SPINAL NERVES
CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS
1st cervical n. (C1) exits above C1 vertebra Base of skull Cervical enlargement (cord segments C4 – T1) 8th cervical n. exits below C7 vertebra Cervical nerves Thoracic nerves Lumbar nerves Sacral & coccygeal nerves Lumbosacral enlargement (cord segments L2 – S3) Conus medullaris (termination of cord) Cauda equina Internal filum terminale of pia mater Termination of dural sac
STRUCTURE OF SPINAL CORD & SPINAL NERVES
White matter Lateral horn (T1 – L2) Dorsal horn Central canal Ventral median fissure Ventral horn C5 T2 T8 L1 L2 S2 S3
TYPICAL SPINAL NERVE ( T1 – L2) (sensory) (mixed) (mixed) (motor) (mixed)
CLASSIFICATION OF FIBER TYPES (FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS) IN CRANIAL* AND SPINAL NERVES General (wide distribution) From skin — pain, temp., touch From skeletal muscles & tendons, ligs. of joints -- proprioception Somatic (outer) Special (restricted distribution) From retina – sight From inner ear – hearing & equilibrium Afferent (sensory) From internal organs – visceral reflexes, fullness of hollow organs, pain General Visceral (inner) From taste buds – taste From olfactory mucosa -- smell Special To skeletal muscles not derived from pharyngeal arches General Somatic Efferent (motor) XXX – This category does not exist Special To smooth muscle, cardiac muscle & glands General Visceral To skeletal muscles derived from pharyngeal arches Special *Special components occur only in certain cranial nerves.
Dorsal ramus Gray ramus (postsynaptic) Paravertebral ganglion (of sympathetic trunk) White ramus (presynaptic) Ventral ramus
Prevertebral sympathetic ganglion
Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Dorsal ramus Ventral ramus
MENINGES, CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) & LUMBAR PUNCTURE
SPINAL MENINGES (POSTERIOR VIEW) Dura mater Arachnoid mater Pia mater Denticulate lig.
Post. internal vertebral venous plexus Intervertebral v. Ant. internal vertebral venous plexus
INTERNAL VERTEBRAL VENOUS PLEXUS COMMUNICATES WITH THE DURAL SINUSES INSIDE THE CRANIUM Dural venous sinus Int. vertebral venous plexus
SITE OF LUMBAR PUNCTURE L2 Lumbar cistern (containing CSF) S2
SUBOCCIPITAL TRIANGLE