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What is the difference between spinal column and vertebral column?
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∙ 10y ago
because during the growth of human beings the vertebral column outgrows the spinal chord. that's why we don't find the spinal cord starting from lower lumbar region where lumbar puncture is done.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe spinal cord is within the vertebral column.
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∙ 14y agoSimplified the spinal cord is a group of neuronal axons that stem from cells located in the brain. The spinal column are the vertebral bones that protect the spinal cord.
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∙ 13y agoto protect the spinal cord, provide posture, and act as a conduit for sensory and motor information.
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∙ 13y agoThe spinal cord is within the vertebral column.
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∙ 10y agoThe spinal cord is the thick cable of nervous tissue attached the brain.The vertebral column is the stack of bones (vertebrae) that protect it.
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Does the vertebral column have another name?
spine, spinal column
What organ protects the spinal cord?
Your vertebral column protects the spinal cord. Vertebral column is supported by strong ligaments. Most importantly the muscle tone is there, which act on vertebral column, to protect your spinal cord.
What parts of the human body does the vertebral column protect?
spinal cord
What is another name for the spinal column?
It is the spine , vertebral column or backbone
Is a backbone a intervertebral disk?
No. "Backbone" is a common name for the spinal/vertebral column. Intervertebral disks are the the pieces of cartilage found between the individual vertebral bones in the column/backbone.
Is a backbone an intervertebral disk?
No. "Backbone" is a common name for the spinal/vertebral column. Intervertebral disks are the the pieces of cartilage found between the individual vertebral bones in the column/backbone.
What is the role of the vertebral column?
Is to protect the spinal cord
Spinal nerve exits from the vertebral column?
Yes
How are the spinal cords of vertebrates protected?
the vertebral column
What runs through the center of the vertebral column?
the spinal cord
Is the spine known as a verticle column?
yes. spine = vertebral colum, and the spinal cord is housed within the vertebral column.
What is the vertebral column and skull?
The vertebral column and skull is another description for the spinal column. See the related link for more information. The entire vertebral column consists of the skull, the 33 vertebrae and the ribcage.
