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Spinal Cord A+P
Chapter 13 in A+P book.
| Word(s) | definition |
|---|---|
| meninges | protective covering that surrounds the brain and spinal cord |
| dura mater | "tough mother"/ most superficial layer |
| pia mater | "gentle mother"/ layer that cling to the external surface of brain and spinal cord |
| conus medullaris | area where the spinal cord officially ends |
| cauda equina | area where spinal cord branches off/ looks like the tail of a horse |
| 31 | number of pairs of spinal nerves |
| gyrus | ridge |
| sulcus | groove |
| ganglia | collection of cell bodies in the CNS |
| anterior median fissure and posterior median sulcus | two grooves of the spinal cord |