Osteology and Ligaments of the Spine

What is the arrow pointing too

Transverse process

What is B?

Incinate Process

What is D?

Transverse Foramen

What if F?

Articular Facet

What is H?

Vertebral Foramen

What is G?

Bifid Spinous Process

What is C?

Cervical Body

What is the arrow pointing too?

Thoracic Transverse Process

What is the arrowing pointing too?

Thoracic Spinous Process

What is circled?

Thoracic Vertical Facet Joint

What is the yellow arrow pointing too?

Costal Facet

What is this soft tissue structure? (Note it's before C7)

Supraspinous Ligament

At what level does the Supraspinous Ligament change name into the Nuchal Ligament?

C7

What soft tissue structure is indicated in green? (After C7)

Nuchal Ligament

What soft tissue structure is indicated by the red line?

Interspinous Ligament

What structure is indicated in the image? (structure is before C2)

Anterior Longitudinal Ligament

What structure is D pointing to?

Anterior Atlanto-Axial Membrane

At what level does the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament change names into the Anterior Atlanto-Axial Membrane?

C2

What structure is B pointing to?

Anterior Atlanto-Occipital Membrane

At what level does the Anterior Atlanto-Axial Membrane change into the Anterior Atlanto-Occipital Membrane?

C1

What soft tissue structure is highlighted in green?

Apical Ligament

What structure is the red line indicating? (Note before C2)

Ligamentum Flavum

At what level does the Ligementum change into the Posterior Atlanto-Axial Membrane?

C2

What soft tissue structure is arrow 4 indicating?

Posterior Atlanto-Axial Membrane

What structure is arrow is arrow 2 pointing to?

Posterior Atlanto-Occipital Membrane

At what level does the Posterior Atlanto-Axial Membrane change into the Posterior Atlanto-Occipital Membrane?

C1

What landmark is indicated by the white arrow?

Pedicle

What landmark is the black arrows indicating?

Pars Interarticularis

What landmarks is the black line indicating?

Lamina

What soft tissue structure is indicated by the red triangle?

Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

What soft tissue structure is 15 indicating?

Tectorial Membrane

At which level does the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament become the Tectorial Membrane?

C2

What is the soft tissue structure indicated by the arrows?

Alar Ligament

What is the A arrow indicating?

Superior Longitudinal Band

What is the B arrow indicating?

Transverse Ligament of Atlas

What is the C arrow indicating?

Inferior Longitudinal Band

What is the cross shaped soft tissue structure that covers the dens?

Cruciform Ligament