Anatomy can be very hard to understand.  My favorite author in medical school published a series of books where anatomy was made easier with cartoon characters and a lot of creativity.  A few years ago, I began to draw the spinal dogs as a way to educate my patients about their spine.

To learn more about an area, click on that subject's name...

• • The facet joints are in the back of the spine where the paw of the dog on top steps on the ear of the dog on the bottom...
  • The nerve root exits just under the arm pit of the dog on top...
  • The dog on top sleeps on a bed which is the disc...
  • The vertebra or vertebral body is the body of the dog...
  • The dogs will fight to protect the spinal cord...
  • The dogs have a big piece of duct tape on their butts...

    A great site where you can learn to read x-rays...

   

   

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