GROSS ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The most distal bulbous part of the spinal cord is called the conus medullaris, and its tapering end continues as the filum terminale. Distal to this end of the spinal cord is a collection of nerve roots, which are horsetail-like in appearance and hence called the cauda equina (Latin for horse’s tail).

Detailed explanation-2: -The collection of nerves at the end of the spinal cord is known as the cauda equina, due to its resemblance to a horse’s tail. The spinal cord ends at the upper portion of the lumbar (lower back) spine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Caused by myriad infectious, inflammatory, and/or traumatic factors, the syndrome includes many hind-end neurological clinical signs stemming from damage to the cauda equina, the tapered end of the spinal cord along with the extensions of spinal nerve roots extending alongside and past it.

Detailed explanation-4: -The spinal cord ends in the lumbar area and continues through the vertebral canal as spinal nerves. Because of its resemblance to a horse’s tail, the collection of these nerves at the end of the spinal cord is called the cauda equina. These nerves send and receive messages to and from the lower limbs and pelvic organs.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cauda equina comprises the lumbosacral, the coccygeal nerve roots, and the filum terminale.