系统解剖学英文版教学课件：spinal-cord.pptVIP

a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain Located in the vertebral canal and between the foramen magnum at the occipital bone and the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra The spinal cord The spinal cord The spinal cord The spinal cord transverse section 1. Longitudinal Fissures : Anterior median fissure Posterior median sulcusAnterolateral sulci (2)Posterior lateral sulci (2)The spinal cord External features 2. Enlargements (2)Cervical enlargement C3-T2 spinal segments, corresponds with the attachments of the large nerves which supply the upper limbsLumbosacral enlargementL1 and S3 spinal segments, corresponds with attachment to the nerves which supply the lower limbsThe spinal cord The spinal cord External features 3. Conus medullaris (L1-2)4. Filum terminale attached to the posterior surface of the coccyx)5. Cauda equina The spinal cord The spinal cord External features The spinal cord External features The human spinal cord is divided into 31 different segments.At every segment, right and left pairs of spinal nerves (mixed; sensory and motor) form. There are 31 spinal nerves, each of which connects the corresponding spinal segment.The spinal cord External features 6. Spinal cord segments (31) Cervical : 8Thoracic : 12Lumbar : 5Sacral: 5Coccygeal : 1The spinal cord External features 6. Spinal cord segments (31) 7. Relationship between spinal cord and vertebral bodies in adultSpinal cord segments Vertebral bodiesC1-4 C1-4C5-T4 C4-T3T5-8 T3- 6T9-12 T6-9L1-5