To explain: The way in which cauda equina is formed.
Concept introduction: The spinal cord does not extend till the end of vertebra. Spinal cord extends from the medulla oblongata superiorly in the brain till L1, which is the inferior border of the vertebra. The spinal nerves exit along with the spinal cord at L1 where the cauda equina is formed. The end of the spinal cord forms the cauda equina which in Latin means Horse.
To explain: The composition of cauda equina.
Concept introduction: The spinal cord does not extend till the end of vertebra. Spinal cord extends from the medulla oblongata superiorly in the brain till L1, which is the inferior border of the vertebra. The spinal nerves exit along with the spinal cord at L1 where the cauda equina is formed. The end of the spinal cord forms the cauda equina, which in Latin means Horse.
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