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Also known as backbone, spine, spinal column

bony structure found in vertebrates

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The vertebral column is the bony structure that runs down the center of your back in vertebrates like humans, made up of stacked bones called vertebrae. It protects your spinal cord, supports your body's weight, and allows you to bend and move.

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Wikidata facts

Part of
skeleton
Has part
coccyx
Image
Illu vertebral column.svg
Connects with
rib cage
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Commons category
Vertebral column
anatomical location
back
NCI Thesaurus ID
C0037949
contains
spinal cord
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