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Where does the spinal cord end in a dog?
Where does the spinal cord end in a dog?
- Lumbosacral junction (correct)
- Cranial cavity
- Vertebral canal
- Peripheral nerves
What is the peripheral nervous system comprised of?
What is the peripheral nervous system comprised of?
- Sensory system
- Motor system
- Brain plus spinal cord
- Peripheral nerves (correct)
What are the membranes around the central nervous system called?
What are the membranes around the central nervous system called?
- Cranial cavity
- Meninges (correct)
- CSF
- Vertebral canal
What are the spaces created by the meninges called?
What are the spaces created by the meninges called?
What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
Where does the production of CSF occur?
Where does the production of CSF occur?
What are the access points to the epidural and subarachnoid spaces?
What are the access points to the epidural and subarachnoid spaces?
Why are the access points to the epidural and subarachnoid spaces preferred at the lumbosacral junction?
Why are the access points to the epidural and subarachnoid spaces preferred at the lumbosacral junction?
What is the cluster of spinal nerves that travel caudally within the vertebral canal called?
What is the cluster of spinal nerves that travel caudally within the vertebral canal called?
Why is the cluster of spinal nerves known as the cauda equina?
Why is the cluster of spinal nerves known as the cauda equina?
Which layer of the meninges is the outermost and thickest?
Which layer of the meninges is the outermost and thickest?
Which layer of the meninges is intimately follows the brain's gyri and sulci?
Which layer of the meninges is intimately follows the brain's gyri and sulci?
Which membrane is not considered a meninx (meningeal layer)?
Which membrane is not considered a meninx (meningeal layer)?
Which membrane is attached to the dura and sends delicate trabeculae to the pia?
Which membrane is attached to the dura and sends delicate trabeculae to the pia?
Where is the dura mater separated from the periosteum of the bony canal?
Where is the dura mater separated from the periosteum of the bony canal?
Which membrane is fused with the periosteum inside the cranial cavity?
Which membrane is fused with the periosteum inside the cranial cavity?
Which membrane is the region of some cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production?
Which membrane is the region of some cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production?
What is the potential space between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane called?
What is the potential space between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane called?
What is the space that contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) called?
What is the space that contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) called?
What is the specialized tissue within the ventricles of the brain called?
What is the specialized tissue within the ventricles of the brain called?
Which of the following best describes the color and consistency of normal CSF?
Which of the following best describes the color and consistency of normal CSF?
What does a cloudy appearance of CSF indicate?
What does a cloudy appearance of CSF indicate?
Where is CSF formed from the blood plasma?
Where is CSF formed from the blood plasma?
Which site is used for CSF collection in dogs?
Which site is used for CSF collection in dogs?
Which site is used for CSF collection in horses?
Which site is used for CSF collection in horses?
What is the purpose of epidural anesthesia in obstetrics?
What is the purpose of epidural anesthesia in obstetrics?
What should be avoided during epidural anesthesia to prevent complications?
What should be avoided during epidural anesthesia to prevent complications?
Which nerves should be avoided during epidural anesthesia?
Which nerves should be avoided during epidural anesthesia?
Where is the atlantooccipital space located in horses?
Where is the atlantooccipital space located in horses?
Why is sedation needed for CSF collection in the lumbosacral space in horses?
Why is sedation needed for CSF collection in the lumbosacral space in horses?
