nervous p2

Question 1

corresponds to the location where nerve
fibers that supply the upper limbs enter and leave the spinal cord

Answer 1

cervical enlargement

Question 2

the site where the nerve
fibers supplying the lower limbs enter or leave the spinal cord

Answer 2

lumbosacral enlargement

Question 3

immediately inferior to the lumbosacral enlargement, the
spinal cord tapers to form a conelike region called

Answer 3

conus
medullaris

Question 4

numerous roots (origins) of spinal nerves extending
inferiorly from the lumbosacral enlargement and conus medullaris
resemble a horse’s tail and are therefore called

Answer 4

cauda equina

Question 5

connective tissue membranes that
surround the spinal cord and brain

Answer 5

meninges

Question 6

most superficial and thickest membrane of meninges

Answer 6

dura mater

Question 7

surrounds the spinal cord made by dura mater

Answer 7

thecal
(the′kal) sac

Question 8

dura mater around the spinal cord is separated from the periosteum of the vertebral canal by the

Answer 8

epidural
space

Question 9

next deepest meningeal membrane is a very thin, wispy

Answer 9

arachnoid mater

Question 10

space between arachnoid membrane and the dura mater

Answer 10

subdural
space

Question 11

third, deepest meningeal layer, is bound very tightly to the surface of the spinal cord

Answer 11

pia mater