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What if your spinal cord is protected by bones called?
The spinal cord is protected by the vertebrae.
How many vertebrae are in a spinal cord?
There is only one spinal cord in the human body. The human spinal column is made up of 33 bones - 7 vertebrae in the cervical region, 12 in the thoracic region, 5 in the lumbar region, 5 in the sacral region and 4 in the coccygeal region
The spinal cord is compose of?
The spinal cord is made up of bundles of nerve fibers. It runs down from the brain through a canal in the center of the bones of the spine. These bones protect the spinal cord. Like the brain, the spinal cord is covered by the meninges and cushioned by cerebrospinal fluid.
What is protected by your backbone and why is it important?
the spinal cord has 34 bones in it and it also has 33 seperate joints which allow you to twist and bend in different ways.
Is the spinal cord made out of bone?
The human spinal cord is protected by the bony spinal column. The spinal column is made up of bones called vertebrae. The spinal cord itself is made of neurons, similar to the brain itself.
What system is the vertebrae a part of?
the skeletal system. the spinal column is made up of bones that protect the spinal cord called vertebrae
What action does the spinal cord do?
The spinal cord is like the paint and walls of a house. The spinal cord holds everything together and it can be really dangerous if you break your spinal cord. One way to feel your spinal cord is press down on the back of your neck and you'll feel weirdly shaped bones.
Is the spinal cord the same thing as the backbone?
The spinal cord is made up of nerve tissue. This is a thick bundle of neurons that runs through the spinal canal or the vertebral column. The vertebral column is the tower of vertebral bones typically called the "spine" by laymen. The spine is in fact the amalgamation of the two. In other words the spine is the vertebral column with the nervous spinal cord running through it.
What bones keep your spinal cord safe?
it is called the joint
How many bones cover the brain and spinal cord?
32
Why back bone protects spinal card?
No one bone protects the spinal cord. The spine consists of 33 bones called vertebrae, of which the spinal cord travels through the center. These vertebrae are held in place, or supported, by ligaments and muscles. Cushions between each vertebrae are called discs. So, essentially, the spinal cord is protected by bone, discs, ligaments and the muscles.
How many bones are in the spinal cord?
The vertebrae
