ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The spinal cord is a long, tube-like band of tissue. It connects your brain to your lower back. Your spinal cord carries nerve signals from your brain to your body and vice versa.

Detailed explanation-2: -The spinal cord is attached to the dura by a series of lateral denticulate ligaments emanating from the pial folds. The three spinal cord meninges. The denticulate ligament, the dorsal root ganglion (A), and an enlarged drawing of the meninges (B).

Detailed explanation-3: -The brainstem connects the brain and the spinal cord. It is made up of the pons, the medulla (meh-DULL-uh), and the midbrain. These parts work together to control and coordinate the messages going in and out of the brain.

Detailed explanation-4: -In total, there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves grouped regionally by spinal region. More specifically, there are eight cervical nerve pairs (C1-C8), twelve thoracic nerve pairs (T1-T12), five lumbar nerve pairs (L1-L5), 5 sacral (S1-S5), and a single coccygeal nerve pair.