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1
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What are the generic contents of the intervertebral foramen?

A

neural tissue, connective tissue, vascular tissue, lymphatic tissue

2
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What are medullary feeder arteries?

A

enlarged radicular arteries which join the arterial vasa corona to provide blood for the spinal cord

3
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What is the name of the largest medullary feeder artery?

A

the artery of Adamkiewicz or the arteria radicalis magna anterior

4
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What are the characteristics of the Artery of Adamkiewicz?

A

it is a left side, anterior medullary feed artery, located in the T9/T10 intervertebral foramen, and the primary vascular supply to the lumbar enlargement

5
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What venous plexus lies next to the posterior longitudinal ligament?

A

the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus

6
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What will the intervertebral veins drain into?

A

the external vertebral venous plexus or Batson’s plexus

7
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What is a unique histological feature of the veins of the vertebral column?

A

they appear to lack valves

8
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What size lymphatic vessels lie in the intervertebral foramen?

A

medium sized lymphatics

9
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What type(s) of connective tissue will be present in the intervertebral foramen?

A

adipose tissue and loose areolar connective tissue

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