The protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through an opening in the vertebral column is called:

A) multiple sclerosis.
B) a meningocele.
C) a myelomeningocele.
D) myelitis.


C) a myelomeningocele.
A myelomeningocele is a protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through an
opening in the vertebral column. Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the CNS. A
meningocele is a congenital condition in which the meninges protrude through an opening in the
vertebral column. Myelitis is inflammation of the spinal cord.

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