Anatomy: The Back

Anatomy · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Systematic, exhaustive and clinically oriented study of the vertebral column, dorsal musculature, spinal cord and its associated structures, with emphasis on topographic and functional anatomy.

What it covers

1. Spine
2. · 1.1 Generalities and Physiological Curvatures
3. · 1.2 Segmental Organization
4. Vertebral Morphology
5. · 2.1 The Vertebra Type
6. · 2.2 Atypical Vertebrae: Atlas and Axis
7. · 2.3 C7 Vertebra and the Cervicothoracic Region
8. Vertebral Joints and Ligaments
9. · 3.1 The Intervertebral Disc
10. · 3.2 Zygapophyseal (Facetary) Joints
11. · 3.3 Uncovertebral Joints (from Luschka)
12. · 3.4 Ligaments of the Spine
13. Musculature of the Back
14. · 4.1 Organization in Layers
15. · 4.2 Superficial Extrinsic Muscles
16. · 4.3 Intrinsic Muscles of the Dorsum (Proper)
17. Thoracolumbar Fascia and Triangles of the Dorsus
18. · 5.1 Thoracolumbar Fascia
19. · 5.2 Back Triangles
20. Suboccipital Region
21. · 6.1 Suboccipital Muscles
22. · 6.2 The Suboccipital Triangle
23. Innervation of the Dorsum
24. · 7.1 The Dorsal Branches of the Spinal Nerves
25. · 7.2 Cutaneous Nerves of the Dorsus
26. · 7.3 Nervous Plexuses: Origin on the Back
27. Vascularization of the Dorsum
28. · 8.1 Dorsal Arteries
29. · 8.2 The Vertebral Venous Plexus (Batson's Plexus)
30. Spinal Cord and Meninges
31. · 9.1 Limits, Thickening and Conus Medullaris
32. · 9.2 The Spinal Meninges
33. · 9.3 Vascularization of the Spinal Cord
34. Fundamental Clinical Correlations
35. · 10.1 Disc Herniation: Anatomy, Types and Root Syndromes
36. · 10.2 Vertebral Canal Stenosis
37. · 10.3 Scoliosis: Classification and Biomechanics
38. · 10.4 Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
39. · 10.5 Epidural Anesthesia: Anatomical Bases
40. Anatomoclinical Integration of the Dorsum