Caudae, taillike structure (e.g., cauda equina, bundle of nerves in the lower part of the spinal cord).<\/p>\n
A tail-like structure. The cauda equina is a bundle of nerve roots from the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal spinal nerves that descend nearly vertically from the spinal cord until they reach their respective openings in the vertebral column.<\/p>\n
A tail or a tail-like structure. For example, the cauda equina (\u2018horse’s tail\u2019) is a collection of nerve roots arising from the lumbar, sacral and coccygeal spinal nerves. The resulting bundle, fancifully resembling a horse\u2019s tail, runs down inside the spinal column until the individual fibres leave through their respective openings.<\/p>\n
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Caudae, taillike structure (e.g., cauda equina, bundle of nerves in the lower part of the spinal cord). A tail-like structure. The cauda equina is a bundle of nerve roots from the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal spinal nerves that descend nearly vertically from the spinal cord until they reach their respective openings in the vertebral column. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-c"],"yoast_head":"\n