Gross Anatomy - Nervous System Exam With complete
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Axial Skeleton - Skull (cranium)
Spine (Vertebral Column)
Ribs
Sternum
Vertebral Column Segments - Cervical (7)
Thoracic (12)
Lumbar (5)
Sacrum (5 fused)
Coccyx (4 fused)
Fused Vertebral segments - Sacrum and Coccyx
Vertebral Column general description - 33 sets of vertebrae and intervertebral discs
Intervertebral Discs - Fibro cartilage consisting of
Outer - anulus fibrosus
Inner - nucleus pulposus
Spinal Curvature Terms - Lordosis (convex anteriorly, secondary) vs Kyphosis (concave
anteriorly, primary)
Abnormal Spinal Curvatures - Excessive Kyphosis
Excessive lordosis
Scoliosis
Scoliosis - Abnormal lateral spine curvature (including vertebral rotation)
Vertebral Foramen - Opening between body and arch on a vertebrae
Intervertebral Foramen - Lateral opening between adjacent vertebrae
Vertebral Canal - Continuation of vertebral foramen of adjacent vertebra
Follows vertebral curve with regional shape changes
Vertebral Canal Contents - Internal Vertebral Venous Plexus (aka fat)
Spinal Arteries & veins
Meninges
Spinal cord
What is inferior to the spinal cord - Cauda equina
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Axial Skeleton - Skull (cranium)
Spine (Vertebral Column)
Ribs
Sternum
Vertebral Column Segments - Cervical (7)
Thoracic (12)
Lumbar (5)
Sacrum (5 fused)
Coccyx (4 fused)
Fused Vertebral segments - Sacrum and Coccyx
Vertebral Column general description - 33 sets of vertebrae and intervertebral discs
Intervertebral Discs - Fibro cartilage consisting of
Outer - anulus fibrosus
Inner - nucleus pulposus
Spinal Curvature Terms - Lordosis (convex anteriorly, secondary) vs Kyphosis (concave
anteriorly, primary)
Abnormal Spinal Curvatures - Excessive Kyphosis
Excessive lordosis
Scoliosis
Scoliosis - Abnormal lateral spine curvature (including vertebral rotation)
Vertebral Foramen - Opening between body and arch on a vertebrae
Intervertebral Foramen - Lateral opening between adjacent vertebrae
Vertebral Canal - Continuation of vertebral foramen of adjacent vertebra
Follows vertebral curve with regional shape changes
Vertebral Canal Contents - Internal Vertebral Venous Plexus (aka fat)
Spinal Arteries & veins
Meninges
Spinal cord
What is inferior to the spinal cord - Cauda equina