Blood Vessels That Supply the Spinal Cord Run Along the Surface

Question

Blood vessels that supply the spinal cord run along the surface of the
A) pia mater.
B) dura mater.
C) epidural space.
D) subdural space.
E) arachnoid mater.

Accepted Answer

The pia mater is the innermost layer of the meninges that covers the surface of the spinal cord. The blood vessels that supply the spinal cord run along the surface of the pia mater, which is in direct contact with the nervous tissue.