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 spine, backbone, and spinal column.
The skeleton of the back that is composed of 26 vertebrae and associated tissues. Also called the backbone, spine, or spinal column.
The column of 33 vertebrae that encases and protects the spinal cord.
Assemblage of the vertebrae from the cranium through the coccyx into a column; also called the spinal column, the backbone, and the spine.
The jointed, dorsal column that is the primary support structure of vertebrates.
The spine or spinal column. It is made up of individual vertebrae stacked on tip of each other.
vertebra, joint] The backbone; in nearly all vertebrates, it forms the supporting axis of the body and protects the spinal cord.
vertebrae of spine, which protect spinal cord.
commonly called the backbone; gives support and encases the spinal cord
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
Flexible structure that forms the "backbone" of the skeleton, arranged in a line from the base of the skull to the tailbone, houses and protects the spinal cord; also called the spine.
name given to the complete structure formed from the alternating segments of vertebra and intervertebral discs which support the spinal cord.
Spinal column; the series of vertebrae connected by ligaments.
Spinal cord or backbone; the series of vertebrae surrounding the spinal cord.
The series of bones that extend from the skull to the tailbone. It provides support and forms a flexible, protective case for the spinal cord. The bones of the vertebral column are called vertebrae.
The flexible supporting column of vertebrae separated by discs and bound together by ligaments.
In human anatomy, the vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column of vertebrae situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso. It houses the spinal cord in its spinal canal.