Sentences with phrase «upper cervical spinal»
The term craniovertebral junction refers to the bony structures surrounding the medulla oblongata, the cervicomedullary junction and the upper cervical spinal cord and is constructed of the occipital bones forming the foramen magnum, the atlas and the axis.
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Goose bumps, shivering, extensor movements of the arms, rapid flexion of the elbows, elevation of the arms above the bed, crossing of the hands, reaching of the hands toward the neck, forced exhalation, and thoracic respiratory - like movements... These complex sequential movements are felt to be release phenomena from the spinal cord including the upper cervical cord and do not [emphasis author's] mean that the patient is no longer brain dead.»
There are two large syrinxes (in white) in the upper (cervical) spinal cord and more in the lower (lumber) spinal cord region.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the spinal cord column consists of more than 31 bones (or vertebrae), 7 cervical vertebrae (neck), 12 thoracic vertebrae (upper and middle back), 5 lumbar vertebrae (lower back), 5 sacral vertebrae (sacrum) and 2 fused coccygeal vertebrae (coccyx).