Vertebral Column

Vertebral Column

1. Vertebrate

   • Cervical
   • Thorasic
   • Lumbar
   • Sacral
   • Coccyx

2. Ligaments

   • intervertebral disc
     • Nucleus Pulposus
     • Annulus Fibrosis
   • Post/Ant Longitudinal Lig.
   • Lig. Flavins
   • Supra/Interspinus Lig.

3. Muscles

   • Extrinsic
     • Trapezius
       • Cervical
         • Spinal Accessory Nerve
       • Head
         • Extends the head laterally and unilaterally
       • Scapula
         • shrug shoulders
         • rotation of scapula
     • Latissimus Dorsi
       • Lumbo dorsal Fascia
         • Lumbar
         • Lower Thorasic
         • Humurus
           • Interally rotates
           • deduct
           • extends
         • Thoracodorsal Nerve
     • Levator Scapuli
       • Cervical Plexus (C1-4)
       • Elevates the scapula
     • Rhomboideus minor
       • Dorsal scapular nerve
       • refraction of the scapula (pulls it towards the midline)
     • Serratus Anterior
       • attaches to ribcage
       • Rotation of the scapula
       • Holds the scapula against the ribcage
         • pulls it laterally
     • Ventral Rami
   • Intrinsic
     • Dorsal Rami
       • Cutaneous branches
       • Posterior branch of a spinal nerve
     • Superficial Muscles
       • Splenius
         • Cervicis (Cervical)
         • Turns the head
         • Capitus (Mastoid Process)
     • Erector Spinis
       • Spinalis
         • Spinus process of one level to another level higher
       • extends the vertebral column
       • Longissimuss
         • Connects Transverse processes
         • Capitis
         • Cervicis
       • Iliocostalis
     • Transversospinal muscles
       • Rotatores
         • Turns/Rotates body and head
     • Maltifidus
   • Intermediate
     • Respiratory Muscles
       • Serratus Postier Anterior
         • Upper Ribs
         • Cervical and Upper Thorasics
         • Intercostal Nervers
         • Inhalation
       • Serratus Posterior Inferior
         • Lower Ribcage
         • Lumbar
         • exhalation