Vertebral Column
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A Vertebral Column is an bone structure within a axial skeleton that ...
- AKA: Backbone, Spine.
- See: Spinal Cord, Axial Skeleton, Thoracic Spine, Vertebrate, Notochord, Chordata, Bone, Vertebra, Intervertebral Disc, Spinal Canal.
References
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vertebral_column Retrieved:2019-9-26.
- The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton. The vertebral column is the defining characteristic of a vertebrate in which the notochord (a flexible rod of uniform composition) found in all chordates has been replaced by a segmented series of bone: vertebrae separated by intervertebral discs. The vertebral column houses the spinal canal, a cavity that encloses and protects the spinal cord. There are about 50,000 species of animals that have a vertebral column. The human vertebral column is one of the most-studied examples.