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Why doesn't the spinal cord run through the entire vertebral column instead of stopping 3/4th of the way through? : r/NoStupidQuestions
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ANESTHESIA on X: "🔴 The point at which the spinal cord ends is called the conus medullaris, and is the terminal end of the spinal cord. It occurs near lumbar nerves L1
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