lumbar cistern
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Introduction
The enlargement of the subarachnoid space between the conus medullaris (about vertebral level L2) & inferior end of subarachnoid space & dura mater (about vertebral level S2).
- occupied by the dorsal & ventral roots constituting the cauda equina, the terminal filum & cerebrospinal fluid
Notes
Site of lumbar puncture & spinal anesthesia
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.