The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is a bony skeletal structure found in vertebrates. It is formed from individual bones called vertebrae (singular: vertebra), which houses the spinal canal, a cavity that encloses and protects the spinal cord. ==Vertebral structure== Individual vertebrae are composed of a centrum (body), ar...
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The bones of the central axis of the dog posterior to the skull, including cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal vertebrae.
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The column of bones, or vertebrae, that extends down the back and functions as a structural element for the body while also surrounding and protecting the spinal cord.
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in vertebrate animals, the flexible column extending from neck to tail, made of a series of bones, the vertebrae. The major function of the vertebral ... [13 related articles]
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The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The vertebral column encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Also called backbone, spinal column, and spine.
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The series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, providing support and forming a flexible bony case for the spinal cord. ... Synonym: columna vertebralis, backbone, dorsal spine, rachis, spina dorsalis, spina, spina, spinal column, spine, vertebrarium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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the rigid bony structure in the midline of the back, composed of the vertebrae, usually 24 in number. It is the axis of the skeleton; the skull and limbs are in a sense appendages. The vertebrae also provide the protective bony corridor (spinal canal) through which the spinal cord passes; they can move to a certain extent and so give...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, providing support and forming a flexible bony case for the spinal cord. Synonyms: columna vertebralis, spine2, backbone, dorsal spine, rachis, spina dorsalis, spinal column, vertebrarium
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Vertebral column: The 33 vertebrae fit together to form a flexible, yet extraordinarily tough, column that serves to support the back through a full range of motion. It also protects the spinal cord, which runs from the brain through the hollow space in the middle of the vertebral column. There are seven cervical (C1-C7), 12 thoracic (T1-T12), five...
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The vertebral column (spinal column, spine) is the central axis of all vertebrate animals. It is comprised of a number of independent irregular bones (each called a vertebra), which are firmly connected to one another, but are capable of a limited amount of independent movement.
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Commonly called the backbone or spine, the vertebral column is a series of complex, uniquely articulating or rigidly fused vertebrae that provide support for the head, neck, ribs, back, and tail.
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Backbone, giving support to an animal and protecting its spinal cord. It is made up of a series of bones or vertebrae running from the skull to the tail, with a central canal containing the nerve fibres of the spinal cord. In tetrapods the vertebrae show some specialization with the shape of the bones varying according to position. In the chest reg...
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The bones of the central axis of the dog posterior to the skull, including cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal vertebrae.
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Segments of the spinal column, which is composed of 24 movable vertebrae, 5 fixed sacral vertebrae, and 4 fixed coccygeal vertebrae.
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