Test 1 #4 Flashcards
The dura surrounding the spinal cord is called the _____, and ends at vertebral level ______
dural sac, S2
Coccygeal ligament is aka _____ and is made up of _____ & ______
filum terminale externa, dura, pia
The spinal ____ mater suspends the spinal cord in CSF
arachnoid
The lumbar cistern runs from ____ to ____ vertebral level
L2, S2
At the bottom of the pia mater in the spinal cord, it continues as the _____ and merges/fuses with the ______
filum terminale, coccygeal ligament
____ is the caudal extension of pia mater, _____ are the lateral extensions of pia mater
Filum terminale , dentate ligaments
There are _____ pairs of dentate ligaments that attach to the _______ and resemble a _____ or ______
21, dura mater, shark’s tooth, ribbon
CSF is formed by the _____
choroid plexus
Choroid plexus is made up of _____ and ______
capillaries, ependymal cells
There is _____ mL of CSF in the body at any given time, but we produce _____ mL per day
150 mL, 800 mL
CSF is high in _____ molecules and low in _____ molecules
small(sodium, potassium, etc), large(proteins, epithelial cells, etc)
Function of CSF (3)
cushions brainremoves wasteprovides nutrients
Lateral ventricles have 2 sides, and each lateral ventricle has 3 horns: - the anterior horn extends into the _____ lobe- the posterior horn extends into the _____ lobe- the inferior horn extends into the _____ lobe
frontaloccipitaltemporal
4th ventricle has the Foramen of _____
Magendie
The _____ is the outermost layer of the cerebrum
cerebral cortex
More than half of the cerebral cortex is hidden within the sulcus, the rest creates _____
gyrus
The gray matter outer coating of the cerebral cortex is _____mm thick
2-4mm
Cerebral cortex deals with (3)
thoughtemotion voluntary movement
There are ___ layers of the cerebral cortex, the more developed the area, the more layers
5-6
Cerebral cortex is divided into 3 layers
ArchycortexPaleocortexNeocortex