How long is the human spinal cord?
45 cmAbout 1.476 ft · Handheld
About 45 cm in men, 43 cm in women. Much shorter than the spine itself.
That's about 1/3.3 of a red kangaroo (about 1.5 m tall).
🦴45 cm
🔋a AAA battery
To scale: a spinal cord is about 10× bigger than a AAA battery.
Things about the same size
- How tall is an Oscar statuette?34.3 cm
- How wide is a large pizza?35.6 cm
- How tall is the FIFA World Cup trophy?36.8 cm
- How tall is a bowling pin?38.1 cm
- How long is a giraffe's tongue?45 cm
- How long is a house cat, not counting the tail?46 cm
- How long is the human thigh bone?48 cm
- How long is a newborn baby?50 cm
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].