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Branching of Aortic Arch

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Aortic arch - subclavian A.
Subclavian A - vertebral A.
Subclavian A - Thyrcervical trunk - Transverse Cervical A. - Trapezius m.
Subclavian A. - Dorsal scapular A. - Layer 2 back muscles

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Importance of vertebral A.

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Travels superiorly in the transverse foramen of C6-C1, exits the foramen at the Atlas, crosses the posterior arch (seen in the floor of occipital triangle), then branches to create spinal arteries and paraspinal arteries.

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Spinal arteries

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1 anteriorly, 2 posteriorly that travel inferiorly on spinal cord = TINY

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What does the subclavian A. become?

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The axillary A. once it passes the 1st rib

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Axillary A.

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Branches to become the subscapular A - Thoracodorsal A – innervates the Latissimus Dorsi m.

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What do paraspinal arteries do?

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Make many different branches that supply vertebrae, meninges and spinal cord directly

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3 paraspinal A. that are NOT spinal branches

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Equatorial branch (supplies vertebral body), periosteal branch (supplies outer bone of vertebrae), Dorsal branch (supplies spinous processes)

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Spinal branch

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Enters vertebral foramen to interact with spinal cord via posterior and anterior spinal A. and branch

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Posterior and Anterior radicular A.

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DO NOT meet up with spinal arteries

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Spinal branch becomes

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Anterior/posterior vertebral canal branch, Anterior/posterior radicular A., Anterior/posterior segmental medullary A. = all supply blood to vertebral column and spinal cord

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Posterior and Anterior segmental medullary A.

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DO interact with the spinal arteries

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8 blood vessels that produce paraspinal arteries

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Vertebral, Ascending Cervical, Deep cervical, posterior intercostal, subcostal, lumbar, iliolumbar, lateral sacral A.

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Spinal cord injury at C1-C3

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Cannot use any limbs, on ventilator to breath manually

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Spinal cord injury at C4-5

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Cannot use any limbs, can breathe on their own

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Spinal cord injury at C6-7

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Limited upper extremity function

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Spinal cord injury at T1-9

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No lower extremity function

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Spinal cord injury at T10-L1

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Limited lower extremity function

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Spinal cord injury at L2-L3

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Can more than likely walk with assistance

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Spinal cord length

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2/3 of vertebral column then tapers off at L2/3 to form medullary cone(tapered spinal cord)

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Spinal cord swelling

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Larger at cervical and lumbar regions

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What are meninges

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Coverings that surround brain and spinal cord

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3 most common meninges

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Dura matter, Arachnoid matter, Pia matter

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Dura matter

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Outermost, and toughest material, right inside the epidural matter

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Arachnoid matter

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Membrane that holds cerebrospinal fluid in subarachnoid space

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Pia matter

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Directly on spinal cord

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Lumbar cistern

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Space after spinal cord stops, still houses cerebrospinal fluid - best place for lumbar punctures

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Filum Terminale Internum

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Pia matter thread that continues even after spinal cord stops. Surrounded by lumbar cistern.

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Filum Terminale Externum

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Pia matter thread plus a dura matter shield around it, after lumbar cistern stopped

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Denticulate ligament

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made of pia matter

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Posterior horn

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Posterior rootlets - posterior root - spinal ganglion - combines with anterior root to form spinal nerve

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Anterior horn

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Anterior rootlets - Anterior root - spinal ganglion - combines with posterior root to form spinal nerve

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spinal nerve

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exits vertebral foramen and branches into posterior rami and anterior rami

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Posterior Rami superiorly becomes

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Suboccipital nerve (C1), Greater occipital nerve (C2), Least occipital nerve (C3)

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Posterior Rami inferiorly becomes

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Superior (L1-3) and Middle Cluneal nerves (S1-3)

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Posterior Rami innervates

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skin and muscles of back

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Articular branch(off of medial branch) of posterior rami

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innervates zygapophyseal joints

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Medial and lateral branches of posterior rami

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Both have muscular and cutaneous branches to innervate the back muscles and skin of back

38
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5 most common causes of back pain

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Fibroskeletal structures (ligaments), synovial joints, meninges, intrinsic back muscles, spinal nerves and nerve roots