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How many spinal cords are in the human body?


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Spinal cord:

  1. The spinal cord is long tissue connecting the brain to the body.
  2. The spinal cord is responsible for transferring nerve signals.
  3. It is a soft tissue hence it is converted by bones known as vertebrae column.
  4. The single spinal cord comprises 26 fused vertebrae in an adult human.
  5. The vertebrae consist of 7 cervical bones, 12 thoracic bones, 5 lumbar bones, and fused sacral and coccyx bones.


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