ANAT-A 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Conus Medullaris, Filum Terminale, Intervertebral Foramina
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Watch the nervous system ii: spinal cord podcast (on the a215 website) Be sure to take notes from the podcast, as this material will not be repeated in class. Also watch all videos mentioned in the podcast and assigned on the mcgraw-hill website: introduction (fig. - conus medullaris: pointed end of spinal cord. - cauda equina: collections of long nerve roots coming off of conus medullaris, looks like horse tail. - filum terminale: thin strand of pia mater(tissue) that helps anchor conus medullaris to coxxyx. * typically is a structure you can see with the naked eye (macroscopic) (in contrast, an axon is a microscopic structure) * formed from many axons bundled together in connective tissue wrappings. Meninges of spinal cord (fig 16. 2) (superficial deep) epidural space: between of dura matter and vertebra: filled w fat and blood vessels. A. dura mater : dense connective tissue, tough mother .
