Exm 3 (ch 13) Flashcards
cerebrospinal fluid function and produced where
Produced in apendical cells, provides protection
The meninges are composed of three layers and surround the entire CNS:
Dura matter, arachnoid mater, pia mater
outer layer, thickest and toughest,
continuous with the epineurium
Dura mater
contains interstitial fluid (fluid between cells) within dura mater
Subdural space
fluid filled subarachnoid space
between here and the pia mater(fluid is cerebrospinal fluid produced in the ventricles of the brain)
Arachnoid mater
covers the spinal cord and is the innermost
layer
Pia mater
extension of the pia mater that fuses with arachnoid and inner surface of the dura mater on each side to help suspend the spinal cord and prevent movement
Denticulate ligament
blunt inferior end of the cord
Conus medullaris
nerves in vertebral canal inferior to
the conus medullaris
Cauda equina
extension of the pia mater that
forms a fibrous attachment to the coccyx
Filum terminal
nerves of the arms
Cervical enlargement
nerves of the legs
Lumbar enlargement
CT surrounds the entire nerve
Epuneurium
CT surrounds
bundles of nerve
fascicles(axons)
Perineurium
individual
nerve fibers (individual
axons)
Endoneurium
How does information travel in the spinal cord?
• White matter tracts conduct nerve impulses to and from the brain
• Gray matter receives and integrates incoming and outgoing
information to perform spinal reflexes.