spinal cord

Question 1

cervical enlargement

Answer 1

The cervical enlargement corresponds with the attachments of the large nerves which supply the upper limbs. It extends from about the fifth cervical to the first thoracic vertebra

Question 2

dura and arachnoid mater

Answer 2

The arachnoid mater is one of the three meninges, the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

Question 3

lumbar enlargement

Answer 3

widened area of the spinal cord that gives attachment to the nerves which supply the lower limbs

Question 4

foramen magnum of the occipital lobe

Answer 4

At the base of skull in the occipital bone, there is a large oval opening called the foramen magnum, which allows the passage of the spinal cord

Question 5

conus medullaris

Answer 5

conus medullaris is the bundled, tapered end of the spinal cord nerves above cauda equina

Question 6

cauda equina

Answer 6

bundle of spinal nerves and spinal nerve rootlets below conus medullaris

Question 7

filum terminale

Answer 7

delicate strand of fibrous tissue, about 20 cm in length, proceeding downward from the apex of the conus medullaris. It is one of the modifications of pia mater.