Spinal column
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The spinal column, also known as the vertebral column, spine or backbone, is the core part of the axial skeleton in vertebrates. The vertebral column is the defining and eponymous characteristic of th
Lateral lumbar X-ray of a 34-year-old male
3D medical animation still shot of spina bifida
Diagram showing normal curvature of the vertebrae from childhood to teenage
A vertebra (diameter 5 mm) of a small ray-finned fish
Spinal cord
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The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata in the lower brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column of vertebrate a
Spinal column
…is the defining and eponymous characteristic of the vertebrate. The spinal column is a segmented column of vertebrae that surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The vertebrae are separated by intervertebral discs in a series of cartilaginous joints. The dorsal portion of the spinal column houses the spinal…
Spinal cord segments and spinal nerves, spinal cord detail, and spinal meninges and conus medullaris
Cross-section of rabbit spinal cord
Cross section of adult rat spinal cord stained using Cajal method
The base of the brain and the top of the spinal cord