Posted by ML on September 16, 2011 at 14:23:45:
1. Describe the anatomical regions and steps involved with a laminectomy.
2. Describe the anatomy of the vertebra, relating it to the structures that are associated with the vertebra, attach to it or travel through it (i.e. vertebral notch, intervertebral foramen, pedicles, facets etc)
3. Identify the curvatures of the spinal cord (and the vertebral regions at which they occur) and describe the anatomy of the vertebral columns that influence these curvatures
4. Define the boundaries and contents of the vertebral foramen
5. Identify the ligaments of the vertebral column and describe their anatomical location (i.e. relationship to the vertebra, intervertebral disc and/or spinal cord)
6. Describe the movements limited by the ligaments of the vertebral column and identify the specific ligaments that limit these movements
7. Identify and describe the anterior and posterior border of the spinal canal
8. Identify the vertebral levels (and cord levels) associated with the following regions of the spinal cord:
a. Extent of the spinal cord: conus medullaris
b. Extent of the dural sac
c. Extent of the spinal canal/sacral hiatus
d. Location of cauda equina
e. Location of the filum terminale
f. Cerebral Spinal Fluid
9. Identify the layers encountered for lumbar puncture and the best location to do this procedure
10. Identify the meningeal coverings of the spinal cord and describe the relationship of the dural sac to the spinal cord
11. Identify the significance of the coccyx as it relates to the spinal cord and meningeal coverings
12. Identify the location of the spinal cord enlargements
13. Describe the relationship of a posterial-medial herniation of an IV disc to a spinal nerve (i.e. does an L4 IV disc affect the L4 nerve as it exits the spinal cord)?
14. Identify the arterial supply of the spinal cord, what feeds this artery and the location of this arterial supply
15. Identify the origin of the vertebral artery