lumbar+region
81Ligamenta flava — Infobox Ligament Name = Ligamenta flava Latin = GraySubject = 72 GrayPage = 290 Caption = Vertebral arches of three thoracic vertebræ viewed from the front. Caption2 = Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments. From = To …
82skeletal system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction the internal skeleton that serves as a framework for the body. This framework consists of many individual bones (bone) and cartilages (cartilage). There also are bands of fibrous connective tissue the ligaments (ligament)… …
83Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… …
84L — 1. Abbreviation for liter, a metric measure of capacity that, by definition, is equal to the volume of a kilogram of water at 4 degrees centigrade and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury. Metric equivalents There are… …
85puncture — 1. To make a hole with a small pointed object, such as a needle. 2. A prick or small hole made with a pointed instrument. [L. punctura, fr. pungo, pp. punctus, to prick] Bernard p. SYN: diabetic p.. cisternal p. passage of a hollow needle through …
86Interspinal ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Interspinal ligament Latin = ligamenta interspinalia GraySubject = 72 GrayPage = 291 Caption = Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebrae and their ligaments. (Inter spinal ligt. visible at center right.) Caption2 =… …
87Tensor fasciae latae muscle — Tensor fasciae latae The tensor fasciae latae and nearby muscles …
88spinal puncture — noun removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes • Syn: ↑lumbar puncture, ↑spinal tap • Hypernyms: ↑centesis * * * noun : puncture of the subarachnoid… …
89Mammillary process — Bone: Mammillary process A lumbar vertebra from above and behind. (Mammillar process labeled at center left.) Latin processus mammillaris Gray s …
90Diastomatomyelia — Diastematomyelia Classification and external resources File:Diastematomyelia 010.jpg ICD 10 Q06.2 ICD 9 …
