- Rt occipital condyle
- Lt vertebral A*
- Cerebellar tonsils**
*Appears as streak as it heads fo rmidline in front of the medulla oblongata, to join the Rt vertebral and form the basilar A at the inferior and anterior to the pons.
** At the foramen magnum, entering the posterior fossa of the cranium.
- Spinal cord
- Cerebrospinal fluid in subarachnoid space
- Superior articular process of C1 (Atlas)*
- Anterior neural arch of C1 **
*near the atlantooccipital joint
**the tubercle of the anterior arch is where teh arrow is pointing, but not seen here.
- Vertebral A
- Odontoid process (dens)
- Lt superior articular process of C1
- Base of odontoid
- Inferior articular process of C1*
* Just superior to atlantoaxial joint
- Articular pillars*
- Body of C3
- C3-C4 intervertebral disc space
- Interspinous ligament
* The stack of inferior and superior articulating processes, and the zygapophyseal joints they form
- Odontoid (dens)
- Body of C2
- Anterior tubercle of C1
- Posterior tubercle of C1
- Cerebellar tonsils
- Rt & Lt vertebral arteries
- Basilar artery
- Pons
- Medulla Oblongata
- Rt & Lt Longus Colli
- Cervical spinous processes
- Lt cerebellar tonsils
- Rt trapezius muscle
- 4th ventricle
- Thecal (dural) sac
- Lt Pedicle of C4
- Lateral mass of C5*
- C4-C5 Lt zygapophyseal joint
- Spinal cord
*Comprised of the inferior and superior articulating processes, and the zygapophyseal joints they form
- Pedicles
- Medulla Oblongata
- C3-C4 interspace
- Body of C2
- Rt atlantoaxial joint
- Rt lateral mass of C1
- Lt Atlantooccipital joint
- Odontoid process of C2 (dens)
- Rt occipital condyle
- Rt atlantoaxial joint
- Lt atlantooccipital joint
- Odontoid process of C2 (dens)
**10. Rt & Lt vertebral arteries**
- Neck of T8 rib (81)
- Costovertebral articulation (joint) of T8 Rt rib
- T7-T8 intervertebral disc
- Esophagus
- Aorta
- Body of T8
- Cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachoid space
- Spinal cord
- Head Lt rib
- Tubercle of T8 Lt rib
- Costotransverse articulation of T8 Lt rib*
*Although the transverse process is not seen, the tubercle articulates with the transverse costal facet on it.
- Intervertebral foramen
- Dorsal root ganglion
- Descending aorta
- Conus medullaris
- Lumbar enlargement*
- White matter
- Gray matter
*Immediately above the conus, which is at L1-L2
- Rt transverse process*
- Cauda equina
- Lt pedicle
- Rt psoas major muscle
- Rt & Lt common iliac A
- Rt & Lt common iliac V
* Not seen in its entirety
- Rt Inferior articular process of L5
- Rt zygapophyseal articulation of L5-S1
- Rt Superior articular process of S1
- Herniated disc impinging Lt nerve root
- Spinous process
- Lt lamina
- Intervertebral foramen
- Dorsal root (spinal) ganglion
- Ligamentum flavum
- Posterior longitudinal ligament
- Inferior vena cava
- Aorta
- Erector spinae muscles
- Spinous process
- Nuclear pulposus
- Anulus fibrosus
- Interspinous ligament
- Herniated nuclear pulposus
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
- Posterior longitudinal ligament
- Rt ilium
- Dural sac
- Filum terminale in sacral canal
- Sacrum
- Lt sacroiliac joint
