An overview of the structure of the spinal cord, incomplete SCI versus complete SCI, and the most common causes of a spinal cord injury.
Most people are familiar with the basic function of the spinal cord—how it acts as a relay that carries signals from the brain to the rest of the nervous system. This bundle of nerves is protected by the spinal column, which many confuse for the spinal cord itself because of how the two are talked about almost interchangeably.