Spinal Cord:
The spinal cord is connected to the medulla oblongata. This is part of the nervous system. From the brain, the spinal cord comes down to the middle of the back and is surrounded/protected by a bony vertebral column. The spinal cord is divided into different segments. Each segment has a pair of nerve fibred. There is thirty-one segments: eight cervical, twelve thoracic, five lumbar, five sacral, and one coccygeal. The length of the spinal cord in men is about 45 cm and 43 cm in women.
The spinal cord is connected to the medulla oblongata. This is part of the nervous system. From the brain, the spinal cord comes down to the middle of the back and is surrounded/protected by a bony vertebral column. The spinal cord is divided into different segments. Each segment has a pair of nerve fibred. There is thirty-one segments: eight cervical, twelve thoracic, five lumbar, five sacral, and one coccygeal. The length of the spinal cord in men is about 45 cm and 43 cm in women.