This anatomical term, literally translated from Latin as “horse’s tail”, refers to the leash of nerves that extend from the lower-most part of the spinal cordThe main nerve trunk running down the spinal canal and connecting the individual’s mind and consciousness to the rest of his or her body. It is about the size of a person’s little finger, in diameter. It cannot repair itself if damaged. into the lumbarThe small of the back, below the ribcage or, in neurological practice, the spine in this region. and sacralThe lower-most part of the spine, consisting of a mass of five fused vertebrae, which can be felt between the buttocks. part of the spine. The spinal cordThe main nerve trunk running down the spinal canal and connecting the individual’s mind and consciousness to the rest of his or her body. It is about the size of a person’s little finger, in diameter. It cannot repair itself if damaged. itself does not, in a normal state of anatomy, extend all the way down the spinal canalThe individual bones that comprise the spinal column are made up of a weight-bearing “body” and other components which, together, form a ring of bone, behind the body. These individual vertebrae, joined together as the spinal column, therefore, create a canal running down the entire length of the spine. but, rather, terminates in the upper lumbarThe small of the back, below the ribcage or, in neurological practice, the spine in this region. region.