Exam 3 Part 7

Question 1

capillary types

Answer 1

continuous
fenestrated
sinusoid

Question 2

continuous capillaries

Answer 2

least leaky; adjacent endothelium cells form complete lining

Question 3

fenestrated capillaries

Answer 3

endothial cells contain pores

Question 4

sinusoid capillaries

Answer 4

gaps between adjacent cells, basement membranes

discontuous or absent

Question 5

vasa vasorum

Answer 5

blood supply to vessel wall (large vessels only)

Question 6

conus medullaris

Answer 6

where spinal cord tapers

Question 7

cauda equina

Answer 7

axons off conus medullaris

Question 8

filium terminale

Answer 8

within the cauda equina - thin stand of pia mater that helps anchor the spinal cord

Question 9

dermatome

Answer 9

a specific segment of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve