Position of the Spinal cord Position: Lies in vertebral canal, 45cm long approximately o Upper end: Continuous with medulla oblongata at foramen magnum Lower end: at the lower border of L1 in adult t newborn at level of l3 Q Sexual difference: usually a little lower in female than in male 9 Clinic significance: anaesthesia done usually at below the l1Position of the Spinal Cord  Position: Lies in vertebral canal, 45cm long approximately  Upper end: Continuous with medulla oblongata at foramen magnum  Lower end: at the lower border of L1 in adult at newborn at level of L3  Sexual difference: usually a little lower in female than in male  Clinic significance: anaesthesia done usually at below the L1