Test your knowledge: the intervertebral foramen

Question:

The intervertebral foramen consists of a few anatomical structures. Which of the structures below are passing through each intervertebral foramen?

A. Ventral root ganglion 
B. Dorsal root ganglion 
C. Spinal artery of each segmental artery 
D. Veins 
E. Interspinous ligaments 
F. Transforaminal ligaments 
G. Spinal nerve root 
H. Recurrent meningeal nerves 
I. Flavum ligament 
J. Mamillo-Accessory ligament 

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Answer:

Sentences A, E, I and J were false: 

A. There is no ventral root ganglion; 
E. Interspinous ligaments are locating between two consecutive spinous processes; 
I. The flavum ligament is a short but thick ligament that joins the laminae of consecutive vertebrae. At each intersegmental level, the ligamentum flavum is a paired structure, being represented symmetrically on both left and right sides. It inserts to the inferior aspect of the pedicles; 
J. Mamillo-Accessory ligament is a tight bundle of collagen fibres of variable thickness bridges the tips of the ipsilateral mammillary and accessory process of each lumbar vertebra. So it is only present at lumbar vertebrae.