Beginner Dura Mater Quiz
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Q1. Which meningeal layer is the tough outer covering of the spinal cord?
- Dura mater
- Pia mater
- Arachnoid mater
- Ependyma
Q2. Which meningeal layer lies immediately deep to the spinal dura mater?
- Pia mater
- Periosteum
- Ligamentum flavum
- Arachnoid mater
Q3. What space lies between the spinal dura mater and the wall of the vertebral canal?
- Subdural cavity filled with CSF
- Subarachnoid space
- Epidural space
- Central canal
Q4. What does the spinal epidural space normally contain?
- Synovial fluid
- Fat and internal vertebral venous plexuses
- Cerebrospinal fluid only
- Spinal cord gray matter
Q5. At approximately which vertebral level does the spinal dural sac end in adults?
- L1
- C7
- S2
- T12
Q6. What is the space between dura mater and arachnoid mater called?
- Central canal
- Epidural space
- Subarachnoid space
- Potential subdural space
Q7. Which fluid-filled space lies deep to the arachnoid rather than directly deep to dura?
- Facet joint cavity
- Subarachnoid space
- Intervertebral disc
- Epidural space
Q8. What structure formed by spinal dura surrounds the spinal cord and cauda equina?
- Femoral sheath
- Rectus sheath
- Carotid sheath
- Dural sac
Q9. At the superior end of the vertebral canal, spinal dura is continuous with cranial dura at which opening?
- Foramen magnum
- Foramen ovale
- Jugular foramen
- Optic canal
Q10. Which structure anchors the inferior end of the dural sac toward the coccyx?
- Ligamentum flavum
- Posterior longitudinal ligament
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
- Filum terminale externum