Lab 2

Question 1

Describe composition of CSF

Answer 1

Water, proteins, glucose, ions, vitamins, neurotransmitters

Question 2

Describe how CSF is created

Answer 2

EPENDYMAL cells in the capillaries of the choroid plexus hyper filter blood to get molecules for CSF.

Question 3

Where is CSF sampled on a patient?

Answer 3

Between L3&L4 orL4&L5 below the spinal cord.

Question 4

Where does mucus from sinuses drain to?

Answer 4

Nasal cavity

Question 5

What is notable about Eustachian Tube (middle ear)?

Answer 5

It connects to the nasal cavity

Question 6

What is the fontanelle made of?

Answer 6

Fontanelle on baby skull made of fibrous connective tissue

Question 7

What is the function of the fontanelle?

Answer 7

Allows for growth of brain and cranial bones.

Question 8

Name this bone.

Answer 8

Coccyx

Question 9

Name this bone.

Answer 9

Sacral bone

Question 10

Name this bone.

Answer 10

Lumbar
Large body, 3 bony prominences

Question 11

Name this bone.

Answer 11

Thoracic
**Round bony prominences

Question 12

Which is the atlas and which is the axis?

Answer 12

1. ATLAS C1
   **Big round foramen
2. AXIS C2
   **Bony prominence with two little bulbs, round “cushions”