Spinal cord
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The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata in the lower brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column of vertebrate a
Spinal cord segments and spinal nerves, spinal cord detail, and spinal meninges and conus medullaris
Cross-section of rabbit spinal cord
Cross section of adult rat spinal cord stained using Cajal method
The base of the brain and the top of the spinal cord
Cerebrospinal fluid
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Cerebrospinal fluid is a clear, colorless transcellular body fluid found within the meningeal tissue that surrounds the vertebrate, brain and spinal cord, and in the ventricles of the brain.
Spinal cord
…column (backbone) of vertebrate animals. The center of the spinal cord is hollow and contains a structure called the central canal, which contains cerebrospinal fluid. The spinal cord is also covered by the meninges and enclosed by the neural arches. Together, the brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous…
The cerebrospinal fluid circulates in the subarachnoid space around the brain and spinal cord, and in the ventricles of the brain.
Vials containing human cerebrospinal fluid