BIO 252 PRACTICE SET 2026 PHYSIOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD A+

BIO 252 PRACTICE SET 2026 PHYSIOLOGY
AND CELL BIOLOGY QUESTIONS HIGH
YIELD A+



◉ around what vertebrae does the spinal cord end
Answer: L1/L2


◉ what do the spinal nerves create below the conus medullaris
Answer: cauda equina


◉ where is the cauda equina
Answer: L2 and lower spinal nerves


◉ at the end of the spinal cord, what does the pia mater create
Answer: filum terminale and denticulate ligaments


◉ what are the filum terminale and denticulate ligaments made out
of
Answer: pia mater

, ◉ shape of denticulate ligaments
Answer: triangle


◉ function of denticulate ligaments
Answer: secure and stabilize the spinal cord and spinal column


◉ what is the name of the hole made between two vertebraes
Answer: intervertebral foramen


◉ what hole does the spinal cord go in
Answer: vertebral foramen


◉ what does the spinal canal run down through
Answer: vertebral canal


◉ what do the spinal nerves emerge through
Answer: intervertebral foramens


◉ how many cervical vertebrae
Answer: 7


◉ how many thoracic vertebrae