Contains the spinal cord from the brain stem to the upper lumbar spine. There is no spinal cord in the lower lumbar spine. At the L1 level, the spinal cord terminates as the conus medullaris. A bundle of nerves called the cauda equina (meaning horse's tail) branch off the conus medullaris.These nerve roots are suspended in the fluid-filled dural sac.2 Thoracic vertebra (T1-T12). 5 Lumbar vertebra (L1-L5). The sacrum and coccyx are made up of 9 fused vertebrae. Each vertebra is attached to the one above and below it by ligaments and muscles and is separated from the vertebra above and below it by an intervertebral disc.
In the September 2014 Census Bureau report on income and poverty in the U.S., the median household income in America across all jobs was $51,939. That reflects 2013 information; 2014 data will be out in September of this year. That figure was not statistically different from 2012, reflecting continually stagnant wages.
Ohio ranks below the national average for both weekly pay and wage growth, according to U.S. Labor Department data released Thursday. Ohio tied with North Carolina, ranking 29th among 50 states in wage growth for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with a year earlier. The average weekly wage in the United States was $1,000, a 4.7 percent increase. In Ohio, average wages ($887) increased only 3.6 percent. North Dakota, at 8.4 percent, had the highest wage growth nationally, followed by California at 7.8 percent and New York at 6.9 percent.