Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology are the basis for Intraoperative Neurophysiology/IOM. Fundamental understanding of the construction of the body from cell to skin is essential for accomplishing our goal of protecting it. We have touched on cell theory, the microscopic world of building blocks that constructs our environment and now we will move to the macroscopic, structural elements of support; the muscles and tissue that surround and attach to nervous tissue. Following that, we will take a deep dive into pertinent functional neuroanatomy as it interacts with the structural system as it is crucial to understand how the integrity of the structure and nervous system coexists so we may protect it and our patients can live an enriched life without pain and with maximum function for their condition.

In this module we will discuss the bones of the body and bones of the skull, the muscles of the body and muscles of the skull and will move into the nervous system as it applies to the main modalities of sensory and motor and their innervation (attachment) at the neuromuscular junction and specific landmarks required for our precise technique.