Spinal Meninges Flashcards
3 Meninge Layers
DAP
Dural Sac
Filum Terminlae
Filum Terminale
Pia from infeor most aspuct of conus mellairs
What does fillum terminal push through?
Dural sac and taking arachnoid and dura mater with it
What does Filum terminale form?
Strong ANchor on posterior coccyx
Arachnoid Mater
Middle Layer
Spider mother
Delicate & avascular
What does the arachnoid matter enclose?
CSF with subarachnoid space btwn it and pia mater
CSF is a cushion for what?
the spinal cord, clear odorless, lwo in protein and celllular content
Pia Mater
Inner most matter
MOST Delicate mother
Pia matter closley follows the surface of the
Cord
What does Pia matter directly cover?
Spina Never roots and blood vessels
What does pia matter continue as?
Filum Terminale
Spinal nerves caries what two things?
Dorsal ( afferent sensory) & ventral (efficient motor) from one spinal segment
Where do the spinal nerves run in?
Subarachnoid space covered in pia matter
Each spinal nerve pierces what?
Dura matter separately taking arachnoid mater with it