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...'', meaning "twelve each", as the duodenum is about 12 fingers' breadth in length. ==== [[Umbilical cord]] ====

...r part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous with the spinal cord, responsible for basic vital life functions such as breathing, heartbeat, a ...] (CNS): The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

* [[Anencephaly]] - a fatal birth defect in which the brain and spinal cord have failed to develop, resulting in the absence of a portion of the skull * [[Central nervous system]] - the brain and spinal cord