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VERTEBRAL NOTCH
- Notch on the upper and lower border of
the pedicles
- Formed by the projection of the body
anteriorly and the articulating process
posteriorly
VERTEBRAL CANAL
- Formed by the succession of vertebral
foramina
- Contains the spinal cord, roots of the
spinal nerves, meninges, fat, and
associated vessels
Spinous No spinous process Largest of cervical region, bifid Small, bifid Longest; not bifid
Process
Transverse Short projection Form the ANTERIOR and FORAMEN TRANSVERSARIUM Large
Process POSTERIOR TUBERCLES transmits vertebral artery (C1-C6) and
vertebral vein (C7: only small accessory Foramen Transversarium is small
vertebral veins) transmits vertebral vein or small
accessory veins (could be empty)
ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR TUBERCLES
Posterior/Dorsal Surface
- rough and convex
- 5 longitudinal ridges:
Median Sacral Crest (1)
Intermediate Sacral Crest (2)
Lateral Sacral Crest (2)
- SACRAL HIATUS: results from the
absence of the laminae and spinous
process of S5 (and S4) does not meet
at the midline
- SACRAL CORNUA