Question

The spinal cord is enclosed and protected by the vertebral column and layers of membranes called

Answer 1

spinal meninges.
The spinal meninges are the dura mater, separated from the vertebral column by a space called epidural space, and separated from the next meninge in profundity by the subdural space; the arachnoid mater with the subarachnoid space; and, the most profound, the pia mater.