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Spinal Cord Is Shorter Than Your Spine

Original: Spinal Cord Is Shorter Than Your Spine https:// tube.blueben.net/w/8ZWYnCeywHf umGjCNwPY7b

An anatomy explainer points out that the spinal cord does not run the full length of the spine, ending well above the lower vertebrae, with nerves continuing below as the cauda equina. It is a surprising fact that challenges the common assumption that the cord matches the spine's length.

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• Spinal Cord Is Shorter Than Your Spine https:// tube.blueben.net/w/8ZWYnCeywHf umGjCNwPY7b · education_knowledge@tube.blueben.net · 3

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