vertebral+column
51spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone. Also called vertebral column. [1830 40] * * * …
52spinal column — noun The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx, which encloses and protects the spinal cord. Syn: vertebral column, backbone, spine …
53primary curvature of spinal column — primary curvature of vertebral column curvatura primaria columnae vertebralis …
54secondary curvatures of spinal column — secondary curvatures of vertebral column curvaturae secundariae columnae vertebralis …
55vertebralcolumn — vertebral column n. See spinal column. * * * …
56columna vertebralis — vertebral column (the vertebrae from the skull to the caudal fin, protecting the spinal cord and haemal artery and forming an attachment for muscles used in swimming) …
57Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column …
58skeletal system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction the internal skeleton that serves as a framework for the body. This framework consists of many individual bones (bone) and cartilages (cartilage). There also are bands of fibrous connective tissue the ligaments (ligament)… …
59skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… …
60Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …
