| 词汇 | vertebral-canal |
| 释义 | vertebral canal noun[ C ] anatomy specializeduk /ˌvɜː.tɪ.brəl kəˈnæl/ us /ˌvɝːt̬ə.brəl kəˈnæl/ the space down the centre of the backbone that contains the spinal cord(= the set of nerves that run from the brain to the other nerves in the body): The arrangement of the vertebrae forms a vertebral canal that surrounds the spinal cord. This results from spinal cord compression caused by a narrowing of the vertebral canal. This involves the injection of a local anaesthetic into the epidural space located within the vertebral canal, outside the dura. Between the dura mater and the vertebrae is a ligament called the ligamentum flavum, which lines the vertebral canal. Vertebral canals are mature by the age of five, while vertebral heights continue to increase past adolescence. The brain & nervous system abducens nerve abducent nerve accessory nerve alexithymia allism glossopharyngeal nerve grey matter hemispheric hemispherical hindbrain neurofibrillary neurogenic neurogenically neuroglia neuroglial reinnervation reticular formation rhinencephalon rhombencephalon right brain Synonymspinal canal |
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