Question

multiple choice question
except for the first pair, all spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord as two short branches called ______.

○ cauda equina
○ roots
○ tails

Explanation:

• "Cauda equina" is a bundle of spinal nerve roots at the end of the spinal cord, not the short branches of individual spinal nerves emerging from the cord.
• "Tails" is not a correct anatomical term for the branches of spinal nerves emerging from the spinal cord.
• Spinal nerves (except the first pair) emerge from the spinal cord as two short branches called roots (dorsal and ventral roots), which is consistent with human anatomy knowledge.

Answer:

B. roots