Card 9 / 26: What does the cauda equina (Latin for horse's tail) represent?
A.) The ventral roots that extend from the lower spinal segments down to their various exits from the vertebral canal.
B.) The dorsal roots that extend from their various entrances into the vertebral canal up to the proper segment of the cord.
C.) Both dorsal and ventral roots within the subarachnoid space below the conus medullaris.

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