The filum terminale (`terminal thread`), is a delicate strand of fibrous tissue, about 20 cm in length, proceeding downward from the apex of the conus medullaris.It is one of the modifications of pia mater. It gives longitudinal support to the spinal cord and consists of two parts: The most inferior of the spinal nerves, the coccygeal nerve leav.....
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(from the article `sacrum`) ...running down through the centre of the sacrum represents the end of the vertebral canal; the functional spinal cord ends at about the level of the ...
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Synonym for terminal filum ... A long, slender connective tissue (pia mater) strand extending from the extremity of the medullary cone to the internal aspect of the spinal dural sac (filum terminale internum); stout strands of connective tissue attaching the spinal dural sac to the coccyx (filum terminale externum), commonly called the coccygeal li...
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Type: Term Synonyms: terminal filum
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(fi;lum ter-mu1-nal;e) A fibrous, threadlike continuation of the pia mater, extending inferiorly from the terminal end of the spinal cord to the coccyx.
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