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Vertebral column. Left lateral view.
Regions of the spine.
Normal anatomical position of the spine. Left lateral view.
Line of gravity.
Bones of the vertebral column
Posterior view.
Structural elements of a vertebra.
Left posterosuperior view.
Cervical spine. Left lateral view.
Bones of the cervical spine.
Thoracic spine.
Left lateral view.
Lumbar spine.
Left lateral view.
Sacrum and coccyx
Anterior view.
Craniovertebral joints
Atlas and axis, posterosuperior view.
Anterior longitudinal ligament.
Anterior view with base of skull removed.
Ligaments of the vertebral column: Thoracolumbar junction.
Left lateral view of T11-L3, with T11-T12 sectioned in the midsagittal plane.
Vertebral column. Left lateral view.
Bony vertebral column.
Normal anatomical position of the spine. Left lateral view.
Midsagittal section through an adult male.
Bones of the vertebral column
Anterior view.
Palpable spinous processes as landmarks.
Posterior view.
Typical vertebrae. Superior view.
Cervical vertebra (C4).
Typical vertebrae. Superior view.
Lumbar vertebra (L4).
Cervical Vertebrae: Atlas (C1)
Superior view.
Cervical Vertebrae: Axis (C2)
Left lateral view.
Typical thoracic vertebra (T6)
Left lateral view.
Typical thoracic vertebra (T6)
Superior view.
Sacrum and coccyx
Posterior view.
Ligaments of the cervical spine
Midsagittal section, left lateral view.
Ligaments of the cervical spine
Midsagittal T2-weighted MRI, left lateral view.
Ligamentum flavum and intertransverse ligament.
Anterior view of opened vertebral canal at level of L2-L5.
Posterior longitudinal ligament.
Posterior view of opened vertebral canal at level of L2-L5.
Joints of the vertebral column

Vertebral ligaments
Viewed obliquely from the left posterior view
Spine
Sagittal Section
Radiograph of the Spine
Anterior-Posterior View of the Cervical Spine
Radiograph of the Spine
Lateral View of the Cervical Spine
Spine
Cervical Spine, Sagittal Section
Radiograph of the Spine
Anterior-Posterior View of the Thoracic Spine
Spine
Thoracic Spine, Sagittal Section
Radiograph of the Spine
Anterior-Posterior View of the Lumbar Spine
Radiograph of the Spine
Lateral View of the Lumbar Spine
Spine
Lumbar Spine, Sagittal Section
Radiograph of the Spine
Anterior-Posterior View of the Sacrum
MRI of the Thorax
Sagittal Section 1
MRI of the Thorax
Sagittal Section 2
Typical vertebrae. Superior view.
Thoracic vertebra (T6).
Typical vertebrae. Superior view.
Sacrum.
Cervical Vertebrae: Atlas (C1)
Left lateral view.
Cervical Vertebrae: Atlas (C1)
Anterior view.
Cervical Vertebrae: Axis (C2)
Anterior view.
Axis (C2)
Cervical Vertebrae: Superior view.
Typical cervical vertebra (C4)
Left lateral view.
Typical cervical vertebra (C4)
Anterior view.
Typical cervical vertebra (C4)
Superior view.
Typical thoracic vertebra (T6)
Anterior view.
Typical lumbar vertebra (L4)
Left lateral view.
Typical lumbar vertebra (L4)
Anterior view.
Typical lumbar vertebra (L4)
Superior view.
Sacrum and coccyx
Left lateral view.
Sacrum. Superior view.
Base of sacrum.
Sacrum. Superior view.
Transverse section through second sacral vertebra demonstrating anterior and posterior sacral foramina.
Intervertebral disk in the vertebral column.
Sagittal section of T11-T12, left lateral view.
Structure of intervertebral disk.
Anterosuperior view with the anterior half of the disk and the right half of the end plate removed.
Relation of intervertebral disk to vertebral canal.
Fourth lumbar vertebra, superior view.
Outer zone of the anulus fibrosus.
Anterior view of L3-L4 with intervertebral disk.
Zygapophyseal (intervertebral facet) joints.
Cervical region, left lateral view.
Zygapophyseal (intervertebral facet) joints.
Thoracic region, left lateral view.
Zygapophyseal (intervertebral facet) joints.
Lumbar region, posterior view.
Uncovertebral joints.
Uncovertebral joints in the cervical spine of an 18-year-old man, anterior view.
Uncovertebral joints.
Uncovertebral joint (enlarged), anterior view of coronal section.
Uncovertebral joints.
Split intervertebral disk, anterior view of coronal section.
Craniovertebral joints
Posterior view.
Dissection of the craniovertebral joint ligaments. Posterior view.
Nuchal ligament and posterior atlantooccipital membrane.
Dissection of the craniovertebral joint ligaments. Posterior view.
Posterior longitudinal ligament.
Dissection of the craniovertebral joint ligaments. Posterior view.
Cruciform ligament of atlas.
Dissection of the craniovertebral joint ligaments. Posterior view.
Alar and apical ligaments.
Ligaments of the craniovertebral joints
Ligaments of the median atlantoaxial joint, superior view.
Ligaments of the craniovertebral joints
Posterosuperior view.
Posterior longitudinal ligament.
Posterior view.
Anterior longitudinal ligament.
Anterior view of L3-L5.
Clinical: Spinal development
Kyphotic spine of the newborn
Clinical: Spinal development
Transitional phase
Clinical: Spinal development
Adult spinal column
Clinical: Disk herniation in the lumbar spine
Posterior herniation. Superior view.
Clinical: Disk herniation in the lumbar spine
Posterior herniation. Midsagittal T2-weighted MRI (magnetic resonance image).
Clinical: Disk herniation in the lumbar spine
Posterolateral herniation. Superior view.
Clinical: Disk herniation in the lumbar spine
Posterolateral herniation. Posterior view, vertebral arches removed.
Clinical: Proximity of spinal nerve and vertebral artery to the uncinate process
Cervical spine, anterior view.
Clinical: Proximity of spinal nerve and vertebral artery to the uncinate process
Fourth cervical vertebra, superior view.


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