Spinal Cord A+P Word Scramble
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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 |
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