The Cauda Equina

question 105

Multiple Choice

The cauda equina

• A) consists of hair like the tail of a horse.
• B) describes the radiating patterns of projection fibers.
• C) is a series of nerve roots in the lumbar and sacral region.
• D) is confined to the thoracic and cervical segments of the spinal cord.

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