Dept. of Human Anatomy, Si Chuan University Zhou hongying eaglezhyxzy@163.com Vertebral canal & its contents OUTLINE spinal cord spinal cord & spinal nerve spinal cord & its coverings spinal cord & its blood vessels
Vertebral canal
Normal vertebral column and spinal cord
Spinal cord in situ cervical enlargement (C4 to T1 segments) lumbar enlargement (L2 to S3 segments)
Spinal cord in situ medullary cone cauda equina filum terminale
Vertebra, intervertebral foramen, spinal cord, & spinal nerve
Nerve Fibers of the Spinal Nerve spinal nerve (mixed) anterior root (motor) posterior root (sensory)
CLINICAL NOTE The Reffered Pain The Map of Reffered Pain
spinal segments & spinal nerve filament (rootlet) ventral root dorsal root spinal ganglion menigeal branch dorsal ramus ventral ramus rami communicants
31 segments of spinal cord 31 segments in corresponding to the spinal nerves: 8 cervical segments, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 1 coccygeal.
Relationship of the spinal cord and spinal nerves Each spinal nerve leaves the vertebral canal at the same number of the intervertebral foramen
Relationship between the segments of spinal cord and vertebral column spinal segments upper cervical region (C1~C4) lower cervical and upper thoracic region (C5~T4) middle thoracic region (T5~T8) lower thoracic region (T9~T12) lumber segments sacral and coccygeal segments vertebral levels (spines) = CV1 ~ CV4 1 = CV4 ~ TV3 2 = TV3 ~ TV6 3 = TV6 ~ TV9 = TV10 ~ TV12 = LV1 as a rule: cervical cord segments lie almost 1 spine higher than their corresponding vertebrae, thoracic segments lie almost 2 spines higher and lumbar segments 3-4 spines higher than their corresponding vertebrae
CLINICAL NOTES Herniation of Nucleus Pulposus in lumbar region
The Dermatomes an area of skin supplied by the dorsal (sensory) root of a spinal nerve. Each segment is horizontally disposed. there is considerable overlapping of adjacent dermatomes. each segmental nerve overlaps a part of area of its neighbors
Coverings of the spinal cord vertebral canal meninges of spinal cord dura mater arachnoid mater pia mater
Spaces Associated with the Spinal Meninges Epidural space Subdural space Subarachnoid space
Structures formed by spinal meninges Spinal cord, spinal nerves, and spinal meninges
Inferior end of spinal dural sac dural root sheaths filum terminale
dural root sheaths
denticulate ligaments
CLINICAL NOTE Epidural Blocks & Spinal Blocks The needle is inserted in the midline between the spinous processes of the LV3 and LV4 (or the LV4 and LV5). At these levels in adults, there is little danger of damaging the spinal cord.
CLINICAL NOTE Caudal Epidural Anesthesia
Blood Supply of the Spinal Cord vertebral artery ascending cervical artery intercostal arteries lumbar arteries
Arterial supply 3 longitudinal vessels run the length of the spinal cord. An anterior spinal a. paired posterior spinal a.
Originations of the Anterior & Posterior Spinal Arteries
Segmental Spinal Artery Central branches (Sulcal Artery) & Pial plexus
Segmental Spinal Artery segmental medullary artery radiculary artery
Major Anterior Segmental Medullary Artery (Artery of Adamkiewicz)
the artery of Adamkiewicz in a 78-year-old man with a true thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. MR angiography in a 74-year-old man with an aortic aneurysm. the oblique thin-slab maximum intensity projection images
Venous Drainage of the Spinal Cord 6 longitudinal interconnecting venous channels - anterior & posterior spinal veins - anterolateral & posterolateral veins radicular veins basically, follows a similar pattern to arterial supply
Venous Drainage of the Spinal Cord Pial Venous Plexus ant. & post. radicular / segmental veins drain back into internal vertebral venous plexus Internal & External vertebral Venous Plexuses
Veins of spinal cord & vertebral venous plexus vertebral venous plexus deep cervical vein in neck azygos venous system in thorax ascending lumbar veins in abdomen dural venous sinuses
Vertebral Canal & Its Contents
Normal cervical vertebral column and spinal cord
Guide to Dissection remove the muscles of vertebral column to exposure the boney structure open the vertebral canal by using a chisel, angled at 45 to the vertical cut open the meninges of spinal cord, then observe
Structures to Observe
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