Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Easy
Epidural
Meaning: Describing the space outside the outermost membrane covering the brain or cord, often used for anaesthesia.
In practice: An epidural haematoma typically follows a fracture tearing the middle meningeal artery.
Word parts
- epi- means on or above
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Which word means: A nerve cell within the central nervous system that links sensory and motor cells, relaying and modulating signals.
Answer: Interneuron
Which word means: A group of muscles supplied mainly by a single spinal nerve root.
Answer: Myotome
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