Spine Glossary
A
Annulus
Anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)
Arachnoid
Atlas
Axis
B
Basilar artery
Brain
Brainstem
C
C1
C1-C2 articulation
C2
Cauda equina (Horse's Tail)
Central canal
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cervical discs
Cervical motion segment
Cervical vertebral bodies
Cervicomudullary junction
Chiari malformation
Craniocervical junction
CSF
D
Dens
Disc herniation
Dura mater
E
F
Facet capsules
Facet joints
First cervical vertebral body (Atlas)
H
Herniated disc
Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP)
I
Inflammation
Interspinous ligament
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors
L
Laminae
Lateral Masses of C1
Ligamentum flavum (Yellow ligament)
Lumbar spine
Lumbar stenosis
M
Mechanical compression
Meningitis
N
Nerve roots
Neural foramina
Neurogenic claudication
Neurologic compromise
NSAIDS
Nucleus pulposus
O
Occipital condyle
Occipital-C1 articulation
Odontoid process (Dens)
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)
P
Pedicles
Pia mater
Posterior inferior cerebral artery (PICA)
Posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL)
S
Second cervical vertebral body (Axis)
Spinal canal
Spinal cord
Spinous process
Steroids
Subarachnoid space
Syringomyelia
Syrinx
T
Thoracolumbar junction
Transverse foramina
