Where it is
In the vertebral canal, from the foramen magnum backward, below the crests of the vertebrae.
- Layer
- Organs
- System
- Nervous system
- Region
- Head and trunk
What it is and what it does
The spinal cord continues the brain through the foramen magnum and runs down the vertebral canal, protected by the vertebral arches; from it the spinal nerves leave for the trunk and the limbs. Together with the brain it forms the central nervous system. In the drawing it is the violet line below the crests of the vertebrae, drawn schematically.
Worth remembering
In the drawing it is the violet line below the crests of the vertebrae, drawn schematically.
Names
- Latin term: medulla spinalis.
- In Romanian: Măduva spinării (Romanian page).