Meningeal branches of spinal nerve

Meningeal branches of spinal nerves
Details
From	Spinal nerve
Innervates	intraspinal ligaments, vertebral periosteum, anulus fibrosus, zygapophysial joint capsules
Identifiers
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The meningeal branches of the spinal nerves (also known as recurrent meningeal nerves, sinuvertebral nerves, or recurrent nerves of Luschka) are a number of small nerves that branch from the spinal nerve near the origin of the anterior and posterior rami, but before the rami communicantes branch. They then re-enter the intervertebral foramen, and innervate the facet joints, the anulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc, and the ligaments and periosteum of the spinal canal, carrying pain sensation. The nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disk has no pain innervation.

References

• Drake RL, Vogl W, Mitchell AWM. Gray's Anatomy for Students. New York: Elsevier; 2005:69-70.
• Ropper AH, Samuels MA. Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology. Ninth Edition. New York: McGraw Hill; 2009.