TEST 5 PART 2

Question 1

CYLINDER OF NERVOU TISSUE THAT ARISES FROM THE BRAINSTEM AT HTE FORAMEN MAGNUM AND ENDS BETWEEN L1 AND L2 VERTEBRAE

Answer 1

SPINAL CORD

Question 2

inferior part of spinal cord

Answer 2

Conus Medullaris

Question 3

bundle of nerve roots that occupy vertebral canal from L2-S5. resembles a horse tail

Answer 3

Cauda Equina

Question 4

Epidural space–space between the dura and vertebral bones; contains blood vessels, adipose tissue and connective tissue

Answer 4

Dura Mater
Spinal Cord Meninges
thickest, outermost covering

Question 5

Separated from the pia by fibers spanning the subarachnoid space that is filled with cerebral spinal fluid,
inferior to medullary cone is lumbar cistern, location of spinal tap (lumbar puncture) to sample CSF

Answer 5

Arachnoid Mater
Spinal Cord Meninges
middle

Question 6

delicate, transparent membrane that follows contours of spinal cord and continues inferiorly as a fibrous filum terminale

Answer 6

Pia Mater
Spinal Cord meninges
innermost layer directly wraps around the spinal cord. Really thin and delicate. Hard to even see