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At what age does the spinal cord reach its adult position in the vertebral canal?

a) 2 weeks

b) 2 months

c) 2 years

d) 10 years

e) At puberty

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Answer

Answer c. By 2 years of age, the vertebral column growth has outpaced the spinal cord growth such that the cord lies at L1 (the same as in adults), as opposed to L4 as in the neonate.

Notes

This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.

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