Surface Markings of the Back
Anatomy > Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body > XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings > 4. Surface Markings of the Back
Henry Gray (1821–1865). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.
Surface Markings of the Back
Bony Landmarks
In order to identify any particular spinous process it is customary to count from the prominence caused by the seventh cervical and first thoracic; of these the latter is the more prominent. The root of the spine of the scapula is on a level with the tip of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra, and the inferior angle with that of the seventh. The highest point of the iliac crest is on a level with the spinous process of the fourth lumbar, and the posterior superior iliac spine with that of the second sacral.
Level of body of No. of nerve. Level of tip of spine of Level of body of No. of nerve. Level of tip of spine of
C.1 C.1
T.8 T.9 7 T.
2 2
9 10 8
3 1 C. 10 11 9
3 4 2
12 10
4 5 3 11 L. 1 11 5 6 4
2
6 7 5 12 3
8 6
4 12
7 T. 1 7
5
T. 1 2 1 T.
S. 1
2 3
L. 1 2
3 4 2
3
4 5 3
4 1 L.
5 6 4
5
6 7 5
C. 1
7 8 6 L. 2
The transverse process of the atlas is about 1 cm. below and in front of the apex of the mastoid process. The transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra is opposite the cricoid cartilage; below it is the transverse process of the seventh and occasionally a cervical rib.

Medulla Spinalis
The position of the lower end of the medulla spinalis varies slightly with the movements of the vertebral column, but, in the adult, in the upright posture it is usually at the level of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (Fig. 1212); at birth it lies at the level of the fourth lumbar.
The subdural and subarachnoid cavities end below opposite the spinous process of the third sacral vertebra (Fig. 1213).
Spinal Nerves (Fig. 1214)
The table on page 1305, after Macalister, shows the relations which the places of attachment of the nerves to the medulla spinalis present to the bodies and spinous processes of the vertebrae.
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