Human Anatomy ch. 13 Spinal Cord

Meninges are _____ ____ tissue coverings that encircle the ____ ___ & ___

Dura Matter is the most ____ of the three meninges. It's composed of ____ ____ ____ tissue.

The middle meninx is an _____ covering called the ______ mater. It's composed of ____ fibers & some ____ fibers.

The innermost meninx is a thin ____ tissue layer that ____ to the surface of the ___ ____ & ____, this is known as the _____ mater.

The ____ ____ is inferior to the lumbar enlargment, the ____ ____ terminates as a tapering concial structure.

The cauda equina is the:

When getting a Spinal Tap (=lumbar puncture) the needle is insrted where?

When a woman recieves an epidural the needle is inserted:

1.Epineurium
2.Endoneurium
3.Perineurium

A. around fascicles (bundles of axons)B. around entire nerve
C. around a single axon

Cervical Plexus:

Brachial plexus:

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome:

Lumbar plexus:

Sacral plexus:

Nerve (or spinal cord) damage may be
diagnosed by:

Anterior horn