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What are the risks with meningocele or myelomeningocele?
neural tissue damage, swelling, and infection into the spinal fluid and brain with an opening in the spinal column
Who has a spinal column?
All animals with a spinal chord have a spinal column to protect it. The spinal column is often referred to as the "back bone", so only vertebrates have one.
How many bones are there in a spinal column?
There are 7 bones that are formed at the top of the spinal column.
When the thecal sac is compressed does it affect the pudendal nerve?
The thecal sac is filled with spinal fluid and is located in the membrane of the dura mater near the spinal cord. When the thercal sac is compressed it can affect the spinal column and functions of the spinal cord.
What does effacement of CSF mean?
The term refers to the removal or disappearance of the cerebral-spinal fluid -- a serum-like fluid inside your spinal column and skull. I've not heard this exact term used before -- pretty obscure phrasing.
What are the main functions of the spinal column?
The spinal cord sends messages to the brain,if we didn't have a spinal cord we couldn't do anything
What is a spinal column?
What are spinal columns? they have an electrical wiring
Do bones provide protection?
Yes, the spinal cord is protected from injury by the vertebral column. Around the spinal cord, there is a fluid called cerebral spinal fluid which cushions the spinal cord against minor injuries, and from bruising against the vertebral column.
What type of muscle is the spinal cord?
The Spinal Column is a nerve.
What is the difference between spinal column and vertebral column?
because during the growth of human beings the vertebral column outgrows the spinal chord. that's why we don't find the spinal cord starting from lower lumbar region where lumbar puncture is done.
Does the vertebral column have another name?
spine, spinal column
How does the body lose spinal fluid?
Spinal fluid leaks can be caused by punctures or disease in the spinal cord.
