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Why is there no danger of striking the spinal cord in the lumbar area of the back to perfrom a spinal tap?
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- ?Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
The needle is inserted in the lumbar region, the low back, which is well below the spinal cord.
- MrNeutralLv 61 decade ago
i have always wondered that also. the spinal cord breaks up into individual nerves called the cauda equina (horse tail). The needle pushes them aside.
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