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7 Cards in this Set
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spinal segment of cervical enlargement
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C3-T1
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spinal segment of lumbosacral enlargement
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L1-S2
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spinal segment of conus medularis
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S5-Co1
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Vertebral level where spinal cord ends
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L1/L2
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To perform a lumbar puncture, what vertebral levels are traversed?
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Between L3-L4 (or L4-L5).
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Termination of dural/thecal sac
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Inferior end of dural sac ends at S2
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Terminum filum of sac
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Continues inferiorly to anchor the sac to the coccyx
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