Part II Vertebral Column, Spinal Cord, Skeleton and Trunk
Skull and cervical part of the vertebral column, with the posterior part of the cranium removed, vertebral canal exposed and spinal cord partially removed – from behind
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Arachnoid and dura mater (reflected)
Third (CIII) cervical vertebra
First (I) rib
Transverse sinus
Denticulate ligament
Dura mater lining floor of posterior cranial fossa
Spinal root of accessory nerve (XI)
Extradural space
Fourth (CIV) cervical vertebra
Transverse process of atlas – first (CI) cervical vertebra
Facial nerve (VII), vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII), labyrinthine artery, in internal acoustic meatus
Dura mater
Margin of foramen magnum
Second (CII) cervical vertebra – axis
Ventral rootlets of spinal nerve
Basilar part of occipital bone
Vertebral artery
Alar ligament
Dural sheath over dorsal root ganglion
Dorsal rootlets of spinal nerve
Posterior spinal arteries
Superior longitudinal band of cruciform ligament
Sixth (CVI) cervical vertebra
Inferior longitudinal band of cruciform ligament
Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), vagus nerve (X) and accessory nerves (XI), in jugular foramen
Fifth (CV) cervical vertebra
Posterior arch of atlas – first (CI) cervical vertebra
Subarachnoid space
Posterior longitudinal ligament
Transverse ligament of atlas
First (TI) thoracic vertebra
Seventh (CVII) cervical vertebra – vertebra prominens
Atlanto-occipital joint
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Transverse sinus
Facial nerve (VII), vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII), labyrinthine artery, in internal acoustic meatus
Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), vagus nerve (X) and accessory nerves (XI), in jugular foramen
Spinal root of accessory nerve (XI)
Dura mater lining floor of posterior cranial fossa
Margin of foramen magnum
Basilar part of occipital bone
Superior longitudinal band of cruciform ligament
Transverse ligament of atlas
Inferior longitudinal band of cruciform ligament
Alar ligament
Atlanto-occipital joint
Vertebral artery
Transverse process of atlas – first (CI) cervical vertebra
Posterior arch of atlas – first (CI) cervical vertebra
Second (CII) cervical vertebra – axis
Third (CIII) cervical vertebra
Fourth (CIV) cervical vertebra
Fifth (CV) cervical vertebra
Sixth (CVI) cervical vertebra
Seventh (CVII) cervical vertebra – vertebra prominens
First (I) rib
First (TI) thoracic vertebra
Posterior longitudinal ligament
Arachnoid and dura mater (reflected)
Subarachnoid space
Dura mater
Denticulate ligament
Dorsal rootlets of spinal nerve
Ventral rootlets of spinal nerve
Posterior spinal arteries
Dural sheath over dorsal root ganglion
Extradural space