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AN42.1-3 | Back Region — Glossary
Glossary — Back Region
Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.
| Term | Where Introduced |
|---|---|
| Spinal anaesthesia | relevance |
| Epidural analgesia | relevance |
| Lumbar puncture | relevance |
| Spinal cord compression | relevance |
| Occipital neuralgia | relevance |
| Paraspinal (psoas) abscess | relevance |
| cauda equina | recall |
| CSF | recall |
| The vertebral (spinal) canal | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Contents: | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Spinal cord | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Meninges | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Dura mater | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Arachnoid mater | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Pia mater | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| subarachnoid space | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Epidural (extradural) space | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Filum terminale | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Spinal nerves: | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| intervertebral foramina | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Arterial supply of the spinal cord: | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Anterior spinal artery | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Posterior spinal arteries | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| radicular arteries | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| artery of Adamkiewicz | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Venous drainage: | Contents of the Vertebral Canal (AN42.1) |
| Location: | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| Boundaries — 3 muscles form the triangle: | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| Vertebral artery | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| Suboccipital nerve | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| Greater occipital nerve | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| Actions of suboccipital muscles: | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| Clinical relevance: | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| Greater occipital nerve entrapment (occipital neuralgia): | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| Vertebral artery injury during posterior cervical surgery: | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| C1–C2 instability (rheumatoid arthritis, Down syndrome): | The Suboccipital Triangle (AN42.2) |
| Splenius capitis ("bandage muscle"): | Back Muscles — Semispinalis Capitis and Splenius Capitis (AN42.3) |
| Origin: | Back Muscles — Semispinalis Capitis and Splenius Capitis (AN42.3) |
| Insertion: | Back Muscles — Semispinalis Capitis and Splenius Capitis (AN42.3) |
| Nerve supply: | Back Muscles — Semispinalis Capitis and Splenius Capitis (AN42.3) |
| Action: | Back Muscles — Semispinalis Capitis and Splenius Capitis (AN42.3) |
| Fibre direction: | Back Muscles — Semispinalis Capitis and Splenius Capitis (AN42.3) |
| Semispinalis capitis: | Back Muscles — Semispinalis Capitis and Splenius Capitis (AN42.3) |
| Layer: | Back Muscles — Semispinalis Capitis and Splenius Capitis (AN42.3) |
| Key anatomical point: | Back Muscles — Semispinalis Capitis and Splenius Capitis (AN42.3) |
| Lumbar puncture — levels and landmarks: | clinical_pearl |
| iliac crests | clinical_pearl |
| Back Region — Key Points: | summary |
| Vertebral canal contents | summary |
| Arteries of spinal cord | summary |
| Suboccipital triangle | summary |
| Greater occipital nerve (C2) | summary |
| Semispinalis capitis | summary |
| Splenius capitis | summary |
| Batson's plexus (internal vertebral venous plexus) | summary |
55 terms in this module