The filum terminale ("terminal thread") is a delicate strand of fibrous tissue, about 20 cm in length, extending inferiorly from the apex of the conus medullaris to attach onto the coccyx. [1] [2] The filum terminale acts to anchor the spinal cord and spinal meninges inferiorly. [3]

2023年10月30日 · The filum terminale, also known as the dural segment or coccygeal ligament, is the shorter distal segment of the filum terminale. It merges with the dura mater and traverses the sacral hiatus to insert on the posterior surface of the vertebral bodies of the coccyx.

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2024年1月12日 · The filum terminale is a small thin filament of connective tissue that extends inferiorly from the apex of the conus medullaris to the sacrum.

The meaning of FILUM TERMINALE is the slender threadlike prolongation of the spinal cord below the origin of the lumbar nerves : the last portion of the pia mater.

The meaning of FILUM is a filamentous structure : filament.

2022年8月1日 · The conus medullaris is the distal tapering end of the spinal cord, and the filum terminale (FT) is regarded as a bundle of nonfunctional fibrous tissue; therefore, some scholars call it the spinal ligament, while others describe the human FT as “remnants of the spinal cord.”

2024年12月8日 · filum (plural filum-filum) phylum: A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank

2016年6月1日 · The filum terminale is a fibrous band, consisting of the filum terminale internum (FTI), connecting the conus medullaris (CM) with the dural sac (DS), and the filum terminale externum (FTE), connecting the DS with the coccyx.

Despite its importance in tethered cord syndrome, published anatomic and physiologic data on the filum terminale remain scarce. We describe 1) the dimensions and position of the FTI and FTE; 2) the histology of the FTI-DS-FTE transition zone; and 3) the extensibility and elastic properties of the FTI and the CM.