Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Medium
Intrathecal
Meaning: Describing the space beneath the arachnoid layer around the cord, or a drug given into that fluid space.
In practice: Chemotherapy was given by the intrathecal route to treat leukaemic spread to the nervous system.
Word parts
- intra- means within
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Which word means: One of the three columns of white matter on each side of the cord: dorsal, lateral or ventral.
Answer: Funiculus
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Answer: Forebrain
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