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vertebral column

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vertebral column

(Anatomy) another name for spinal column

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ver·te·bral column

(vûr′tə-brəl)

The series of vertebrae extending from the base of the skull to the coccyx (tailbone) that forms the supporting axis of the body in vertebrate animals. It encloses and protects the spinal cord and provides a stable attachment for the muscles of the trunk. Also called backbone, spinal column, spine.

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vertebral column

(or backbone or spine) The column of vertebrae between the skull and the hip bones, supporting the body and shielding the spinal cord. It has five sections: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal. See also coccyx, sacrum.

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Noun

vertebral column - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

spinal column, spine, rachis, backbone, back

notochord - a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

chine - backbone of an animal

canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal - the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes

coccyx, tail bone - the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes

vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column

intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk - a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)

skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

Translations

columna vertebral

colonne vertébrale

gerincoszlop

colonna vertebrale

coluna vertebral

vertebral column

n → Wirbelsäule f

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(1977), we suggest that inter- and intraspecific variations of the segmental and regional growth patterns of the vertebral column, development and function of particular groups of muscles, fetal movements, may be related to the pattern of ossification centers in the vertebral column.

Morphometric Development of the Vertebral Segments of the Vertebral Column in the Goat (Capra hircus) During the Fetal Period/Desarrollo Morfometrico de los Segmentos Vertebrales de la Columna Vertebral en Cabra (Capra hircus) Durante el Periodo Fetal

Vertebral column resection (VCR), the most powerful tool for spinal deformity correction,[sup][15] is defined as the resection of more vertebral segments, including the spinous process and lamina, pedicles, vertebral body, and the discs above and below the vertebral body [Figure 1]c.

Osteotomy Techniques for Spinal Deformity

The pathogenesis of the disorder is unknown-probable causes suggest that an imbalanced growth between the patient's vertebral column and spinal canal contents.

Hirayama disease

It illustrates the majority of known specimens, illustrating features of the skull, vertebral column and ribs, pectoral and pelvic girdles, limbs, and dermal bones as well as remains found in Spain, Germany, and North America.

British Polacanthid Dinosaurs: Observations on the History and Palaeontology of the UK Polacanthid Armoured Dinosaurs and Their Relatives

The connection to the vertebral column could have evolved from an illiac process already present in fish.

Origin of our hips much simpler than thought

This edition has reworked chapters on the heart and lungs and contains 20 new dissections, such as for the ligaments of the vertebral column and the costovertebral joints, the arteries of the celiac trunk, the branches of the abdominal aorta, the iliac vessels, the female recto-uterine pouch, and the male perineal neurovascular structures.

Atlas of clinical gross anatomy, 2d ed. (online access included)

Even plain radiography of vertebral column revealed no abnormalities.

Peripheral neuropathy associated pelvic limb lameness and its management in a bull dog

These regions comprise in order: the upper limb, the thorax, the abdomen, the vertebral column and spinal cord, the lower limb, the head and neck, and the breast.

Jacob S. Human Anatomy: A Clinically-Orientated Approach

Masses may arise from the thoracic and abdominal cavities, from the vertebral column (and discs) as well as both sympathetic and exiting nerves.

Is anatomical distribution helpful for differentiating TB spondylitis from neoplastic causes of extradural spinal cord compression in children? A pilot study

The National Beef Association has asked Defra to prepare an intense lobbying effort to persuade the European Commission to lift the 24-month age limit for the removal of vertebral column from cattle carcases.

NBA calls for effort to lift the 24-month limit

agreement with Japan, no vertebral column is to be shipped; however, vertebral column was shipped in one box labeled "Hotel Rack" and two boxes labeled "Trimmed Loin."

USDA issues report on problematic veal shipment to Japan

The detailed line drawings of all major superficial and deep dorsal muscle groups of the vertebral column are of particular relevance to physiotherapists.