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BIO 252 Human
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II Final Exam 2
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Meninges three protective membranes that surround
the brain and spinal cord
What is the order of the spinal and brain coverings from superficial to innermost?
Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater
Underneath the arachnoid is a space known as the
Subarachnoid space that is filled with CSF.
Dura mater in the brain is ______than in the
spinal cord Thicker functions of spinal cord
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conduction, neural integration, locomotion,
reflexes
Cervical Nerves (C1-C8)
Thoracic Nerves (T1-T12)
Lumbar Nerves (L1-L5)
Sacral Nerves (S1-S5)
How many pairs of nerves are the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, coccygeal, and
sacral?
cervical-8
thoracic-12
lumbar-5
sacral-5
coccygeal-1 medullary cone (conus medullaris)
tapered tip of cord where the spinal cord ends
cauda equina (horse's tail) roots of nerves that
extend from the end of the spinal cord terminal
filum (filum terminale) anchors the spinal cord
to coccyx the spinal cord is housed in the
____________?
Vertebral column
Arachnoid is adherent to _______ and is seperated from ______ by fibers spanning
the subarachnoid space that is filled w/CSF. Dura, Pia the color of CSF is naturally
_____ but, if there is an infection it will be _____in color. Clear, cloudy grey mater
vs white mater
Grey mater: Neuron cell bodies with
little myelin White mater: abundantly
myelinated axons anterior median
fissure deep crease posterior fissure of
spinal cord sulcus
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BIO 252 Human
Anatomy & Physiology
II Final Exam 2
Study Guide 2026 –
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Meninges three protective membranes that surround
the brain and spinal cord
What is the order of the spinal and brain coverings from superficial to innermost?
Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater
Underneath the arachnoid is a space known as the
Subarachnoid space that is filled with CSF.
Dura mater in the brain is ______than in the
spinal cord Thicker functions of spinal cord
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conduction, neural integration, locomotion,
reflexes
Cervical Nerves (C1-C8)
Thoracic Nerves (T1-T12)
Lumbar Nerves (L1-L5)
Sacral Nerves (S1-S5)
How many pairs of nerves are the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, coccygeal, and
sacral?
cervical-8
thoracic-12
lumbar-5
sacral-5
coccygeal-1 medullary cone (conus medullaris)
tapered tip of cord where the spinal cord ends
cauda equina (horse's tail) roots of nerves that
extend from the end of the spinal cord terminal
filum (filum terminale) anchors the spinal cord
to coccyx the spinal cord is housed in the
____________?
Vertebral column
Arachnoid is adherent to _______ and is seperated from ______ by fibers spanning
the subarachnoid space that is filled w/CSF. Dura, Pia the color of CSF is naturally
_____ but, if there is an infection it will be _____in color. Clear, cloudy grey mater
vs white mater
Grey mater: Neuron cell bodies with
little myelin White mater: abundantly
myelinated axons anterior median
fissure deep crease posterior fissure of
spinal cord sulcus
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