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The two lateral halves differ considerably in their configuration 

 according to the level of the spinal cord from which they are 

 taken ; but even where these differences are most strongly 

 expressed, as in a comparison of sections made from the 



Fig. 218. Transverse section, at different heights, of the spinal cord 

 of a Child of six months of age. Magnified 8 diameters. A, From the 

 middle of the cervical enlargement ; B, from the middle of the dorsal 

 region ; c, from the middle of the lumbar enlargement. 



cervical and lumbar enlargements with other parts, they 

 preserve the form of a large Roman H, in the dorsal region 

 of the cord presenting narrower, and in the cervical and lumbar 

 enlargements broader, lateral masses. 



