The spinal cord is located in the vertebral foramen and is made up of 31 segments: 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 1 coccygeal. A pair of spinal nerves leaves each segment of the spinal cord.
Answer:
The spinal cord is a long, thin, structure made up of nervous tissue, The spinal cord is located in the vertebral foramen. It connects a large part of the peripheral nervous system to the brain. Information reaching the spinal cord through sensory neurons are transmitted up into the brain.