Brain and spinal cord. Computer artwork showing the brain (top) and segments of the spinal cord. The spinal cord begins at the medulla oblongata at th

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Brain and spinal cord. Computer artwork showing the brain (top) and segments of the spinal cord. The spinal cord begins at the medulla oblongata at the base of the brainstem, and terminates in a fibrous extension known as the filum terminale. It consists of a number of sections that share their name with the corresponding regions of the spinal column (backbone), which protects it.

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Photo credit: © BO VEISLAND/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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