UNLV School of Medicine Virtual Anatomy Lab

IV.A.5 Head & Back: Meninges Page 3 of 3

Step 3:  View the cervical cross section.
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Step 4:  Using the Highlight tool, can you identify the location of the cervical cross section?
Question

What vertebral level is this cross section?

Step 5:  Now view the T12-L1 cross sections.
Tool Icon Step 6:  Using the Highlight tool, can you identify the meningeal layers in the T12-L1 cross sections?
Tool Icon Step 7:  Using the Highlight tool, can you find the conus medularis and the cauda equina in this view?
Discuss Icon Step 8:  Based on Week 1 Module 2, describe the flow of the cerebral spinal fluid from the brain down throuigh the vertebral column.
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