Spinal Chord Flashcards
Two longitudinal depressions
Posterior median sulcus
Anterior median fissure
Tapering inferior end of the spinal chord
Conus medullaris
Projecting out of conus medullaris are group of axons that form
Cauda equina
Thin strand of pia mater that travels in cauda equina
Filum terminale
The difference between brain and spinal meninges
More true space
Between dura mater and boeny vertebrae
Epidural mater
Only a potential space
Subdural mater
True space, filled with csf
Subarachnoid space
Between the dues matter and inner walls of vertebrae
Epidural space
Fuses with connective layers that surround spinal nerves
Dura mater
Potential space
Subdural mater
Deep to Subdural space
Arachnoid mater
True space filled with csf
Subarachnoid space
Adheres directly to spinal chord
Pia mater
Collections of spinal tract in white mater
Funiculi