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Vertebral Canal Foramen Spinal Structure Skull's Intervertebral Sacral

Front Vertebral canal
Back Structure: canal from skull's foramen, through intervertebral foramen, to the sacral hiatus

Function: to house and protect
1. Spinal cord
2. Meninges
3. CSF
4. Roots of spinal nerves
5. Fat, loose connective tissue, and vertebral plexus of veins surrounding the dural sac

Tags: osteology

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