A newborn baby has a large, cystic "mass" of the lumbar region. The mass is found to consist of CSF- filled meningeal tissue that has herniated through a vertebral defect. The child moves all her extremities and responds to external stimulation in a normal fashion. The term best used to describe this child's lesion is which of the following?
A. Encephalocele
B. Meningocele
C. Meningomyelocele
D. Spina bifida aperta
E. Spina bifida occulta
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