Question 8 / 22:  Which of the following is/are true regarding this structure?
A.  It is attached to the conus medullaris.
B.  It is a continuation of the pia and ependyma of the spinal cord.
C.  It penetrates the dura at the end of the dural sac (vertebra S2).
D.  It terminates as the coccygeal ligament fusing with the periosteum of the coccyx.
E.  All of the above.
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Explanation:

After the spinal cord ends, the roots continue within the dural sac until they reach the appropriate intervertebral foramen.

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Ch 04: Spinal Cord General Anatomy & Brain Stem

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Attribution:  Stephen C. Voron, M.D., Suzanne S. Stensaas, Ph.D. , Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain
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