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AN42.1-3 | Introduction to Back Region
Learning Objectives
- Describe and demonstrate the contents of the vertebral canal (AN42.1)
- Describe and demonstrate the boundaries and contents of the suboccipital triangle (AN42.2)
- Describe the semispinalis capitis and splenius capitis — position, fibre direction, relations, nerve supply, and actions (AN42.3)
INSTRUCTIONS
Read each section carefully. The back region — vertebral canal, suboccipital triangle, and back muscles — is clinically fundamental for understanding spinal procedures, occipital neuralgia, and paraspinal infections. The vertebral canal content is tested in every clinical examination.
References
- BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy Vol. 3 — Back and Spinal Cord (Textbook)
- Gray's Anatomy for Students — Vertebral column and Back muscles (Textbook)
- OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e — The Vertebral Column and Back Muscles (Open Access)
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