Spinal cord cord ends around the L1/L2 vertebral level, forming a structure known as the conus medullaris. Although the spinal cord cell bodies end around the L1/L2 vertebral level, the spinal nerves for each segment exit at the level of the corresponding vertebra. For the nerves of the lower spinal cord, this means that they exit the vertebral column much lower (more caudally) than their roots. As these nerves travel from their respective roots to their point of exit from the vertebral column, the nerves of the lower spinal segments form a bundle called the cauda equina. There are two regions where
Adelaide (given name) Adelaide (given name) Adelaide is the English form of a Germanic given name, from the Old High German "Adalheidis", meaning "noble natured". The modern German form is Adelheid, famously the first name of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort to William IV of the United Kingdom, for whom many places throughout the former British Empire were named. The French form is "Adélaïde" or "Adélaide" and Czech is Adéla or Adléta. The name "Addie" is a diminutive of Adelaide and "Heidi" is a nickname for "Adelheid" which became internationally popular on its own as a result of Johanna Spyri's novel "Heidi" (1880).