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1
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How many Cervical vertebrae?

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7

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How many thoracic vertebrae?

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12

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3
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how many lumbar vertebrae?

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5

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4
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how many sacral vertebrae?

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5 fused

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5
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how many coxygeal?

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4 fused

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6
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Vertebral body is what direction from spinal cord?

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anterior

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7
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vertebral body resembles what kind of bone?

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short long

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8
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from the vertebral body, there are 2 of each of these…

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pedicles and laminae

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9
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vertebrae also contain 4….2….1…

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4 articular processes, 2 transverse processes, 1 spinous process

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10
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function of vertebral foramen

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helps form the vertebral canal containing the spinal cord.

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11
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intervertebral foramen is formed by…

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inferior and superior vertebral notches

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12
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intervertebral foramen contains…

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dorsal root ganglion and spinal nerves

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13
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how many vertebral processes

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7

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14
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how many lever-like processes?

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3

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15
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how many spinous process?

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1

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16
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how many transverse processes?

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2

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17
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how many articular processes?

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4

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18
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spinous process extends…..

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posteriorly and inferiorly

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19
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spinous process is connected by…

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interspinous ligaments, supraspinous ligament

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20
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transverse process originates from…

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junction of the pedicles and laminae

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21
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transverse process serves as the site of…

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muscle attachment

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22
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articular facets are at … angles

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oblique

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23
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articular facets limit….

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rotation and flexion of adjacent vertebral bodies. it adds stability to vertebral column

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24
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inferior articular process faces…

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inferior and lateral

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25
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superior articular process faces..

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superior and medial

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26
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pars interarticularis is…

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the portion between the superior and inferior articular facet on each vertebra.

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27
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cervical vertebrae are unique in having…

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foramen transversarium for vertebral artery in C1-C6

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28
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C7 foramen transversarium only contains…

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accessory vertebral vein

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29
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C7 has an extra long ….

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spinous process

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30
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cervical spinal processes of C2-C6 are generally…

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bifid (split in two)

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31
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atlas

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C1

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32
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axis

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C2

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33
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C1 superior articular facets receives ….of the occipital bone of the skull

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occipital condyles

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34
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atlas has no…or …..

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body or spinous process

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35
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atlas does have a …and…

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posterior arch and posterior tubercle

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36
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articular processes project superiorly and inferiorly in the lumbar vertebrae to…and limits…

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limit rotation, flexion and extension

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37
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lumbar vertebrae has an additional process for muscle attachment called….(also presents on…inferior thoracic vertebrae)

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mamillary process, 4

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38
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spinal flexion places more force on the …

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vertebral bodies and discs

39
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spinal extension transfers more force on…

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facet joints (sometimes called posterior column)

40
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facet joints are also known as

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zygapophyseal joints

41
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facet joints limit movements between

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adjacent vertebrae

42
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it is the change in direction of the facet joints that

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limits mobility of the vertebrae in different regions of the body

43
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ala

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lateral mass of the sacrum that articulate with the pelves

44
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sacral hiatus

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opening on the posterior surface at the end of the sacral canal.

45
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sacral hiatus is marked on each side by

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inferior sacral cornu

46
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the sacral hiatus is covered by the

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posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

47
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discs are responsible for

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1/4 of height of column

48
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intervertebral discs are…. or fibrocartilaginous articulation between hyaline cartilage on the end of the bodies of the vertebrae

49
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intervertebral discs have 2 parts:

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annulus fibrosus, nucleus pulposus

50
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annulus fibrosis

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concentric layers of oblique fibers running around and between vertebral bodies

51
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nucleus pulposus

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avascular gelatinous mass, derived from the notochord.

52
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intervertebral foramen allow spinal nerves to exit from the…

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spinal cord

53
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dorsal root ganglia sits in the

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intervertebral foramen

54
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anterior longitudinal ligament

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strong, broad, fibrous band running anterior to the vertebral bodies and discs from base of skull to sacrum, limiting hyperextension.

55
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posterior longitudinal ligament

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narrower in lower lumbar region, weaker than anterior longitudinal ligament, runs within the vertebral canal. helps stabilize the vertebral bodies

56
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posterior longitudinal ligament is …. to the vertebral body but ….to the spinal cord

A

posterior, anterior

57
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posterior longitudinal ligament becomes….at the base of the skull

A

tectorial membrane

58
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ligamentum flavum

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elastic fibers extend from lamina to lamina and foramens posterior boundary of intervertebral foramen and posterior wall of spinal canal

59
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sacral hiatus is covered by the

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posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

60
Q

which regions of the spine take on secondary curvature as we learn to walk?

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cervical and lumbar

61
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spinal cord begins at the… and ends…

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medulla L1 or L2

62
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spinal cord segments do not correspond to

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vertebral segments

63
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spinal cord contains …pairs of spinal nerves made up of ventral motor roots and dorsal sensory roots

64
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7 cervical vertebrae but … cervical spinal levels

65
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C1 nerve exits above

66
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C2 nerve exits below

67
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C8 nerve exits below

68
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for the thorax, lumbar and sacral regions the nerve exits below

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the corresponding vertebra

69
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cervical enlargement accomodates

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C4-T1 for brachial plexus

70
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lumbosacral enlargement accomodates but lies at

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L1 to S3, T11 to L2

71
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meninges of the spinal cord consist of three parts:

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dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater

72
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dura mater is a tough fibroeleastic connective tissue sheath, it is …. within the vertebral canal

73
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Dura mater is continuous with the cranial dura at the

A

foramen magnum

74
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dura mater ends at the

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inferior border of S2 in most adults

75
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between the dura mater and the periosteum is the

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extradural or epidural spaces

76
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inside the dura mater are the

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arachnoid mater and the denticulate ligament

77
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denticulate ligament is a

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ribbon like structure extending laterally from the midline from each side of the spinal cord to attach to inner surface.

78
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denticulate ligament stablizes

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spinal cord within the dura mater

79
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arachnoid mater separates the

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pia from dura, the subarachnoid space

80
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arachnoid layer is applied both directly to ….surface of dura (….layer) and sends… through the subarachnoid space to the pia (visceral layer)

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inner, parietal, arachnoid trabeculae

81
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arachnoid mater on the inner dural surface is responsible for

A

containing cerebral spinal fluid

82
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pia mater

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composed of two fused layers of connective tissue which encloses the network of blood vessels which supply the spinal cord

83
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denticulate ligament is formed of

84
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spinal cord ends in the

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conus medullaris at L2

85
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the dura mater and subarachnoid spaces end at

86
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from L2-S2 is called

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lumbar cisterna

87
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lumbar cisterna contains

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cauda equina, filum terminale, cerebral spinal fluid

88
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cauda equina

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spinal nerves distal to conus medullaris

89
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filum terminale

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strand of connective tissue from the end of the L2 ot inferiorly attach to the S2.

90
Q

largest spinal subarachnoid space

A

lumbar cistern

91
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lumbar cistern is …. to conus medullaris (L2) and prior to termination of dura mater at S2

92
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total volume of CSF

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120-150 ml

93
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how much CSF is produced every day?

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450-500 ml

94
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CSF has a normal pressure of ..

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