Name the structure that protects the spinal cord.

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Spinal cord:
The spinal cord is a slender and delicate structure that consists of nerve fibres extending from the neck to the lower back.
It is a part of the central nervous system responsible for transmitting messages from the brain to the motor nerves and from the sensory nerves to the brain.
The vertebral column is the bony structure that encloses and protects the spinal cord.

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