In adults, the spinal cord is not the same length as the vertebral canal, and most of the lumbar part of the spinal cord is within

A. the sacrum.
B. the cervical vertebrae.
C. the coccyx.
D. the cauda equina.
E. the thoracic vertebrae.


Answer: E

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