The Human Spine Diagram
It is particularly interesting for physiotherapists osteopaths rheumatologists neurosurgeons orthopedic surgeons and general practitioners especially for the study and understanding of diseases of the back.
The human spine diagram. The spinal cord begins at the base of the brain and extends into the pelvis. The atlas is the topmost vertebra and along with c2 forms the joint connecting the skull and spine. The spine diagram shown below consists of many bones or vertebrae soft discs the spinal cord and spinal nerves. It contains the osteology arthrology and myology of the spine and back.
In a human s vertebral column there are normally thirty three vertebrae. The spine anatomy is a complex structure. This human anatomy module is composed of diagrams illustrations and 3d views of the back cervical thoracic and lumbar spinal areas as well as the various vertebrae. The muscles of the lower back help stabilize rotate flex and extend the spinal column which is a bony tower of 24 vertebrae that gives the body structure and houses the spinal cord.
In turn the spinal cord relays essential information between the brain and the body. Anatomical diagrams of the spine and back. Lateral labeled diagram of the human vertebral spinal column showing vertebrae numbering order and the 5 different regions of the spine.