Transverse
Radiograph Localizer
1-
Cranial L6
2- Middle L6
3- Caudal L6
4-
L6-7 Disc
5- Caudal L7
6- L7-S1
Sagittal
Radiograph Localizer
1-
R Sacroiliac Joint
2- R IV Foramina
3- R Lateral Recess
4- Central Canal Discs
5- L IV Foramina
6- L Sacroiliac Joint
Dorsal
Radiograph Localizer
1-
Articular Process Joints
2- Lamina
3- Mid Canal
4- Discs: Nucleus Pulposus
4. L5 nerve roots lead to the femoral and obturator peripheral nerves-- innervating the iliopsoas, quadriceps, and sartorius muscles, and the external obturator, pectineus, gracilis, and adductor muscles.
Nerve
root: paired bundles of nerve tissue that exit the spinal cord at each
spinal cord segment. Surrounded by dura mater, arachnoid membrane and
cerebrospinal fluid. Consists of ventral and dorsal spinal nerves, and
a dorsal root ganglion.
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