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The spinal column is a series small bones that helps support the body and surrounds the spinal cord which has nerve links from the cord to various parts of the body and leading back to the brain.
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What is the real name for the back bone?
vertebral column
Are the ribs attached to the spinal column in any way?
No. The spinal column runs down your back. The sternum is in the middle of your chest opposite the spinal column.
The spinal column meets what part of the body at the sacroiliac joints?
Pelvis
Nerve cells that carry messages throughtout the body?
The nerve cells hat carry messages through your body are neurones. They then travel up the spinal column until they reach your brain. This happens all the time, and this is why it is so bad if your back breaks.
What is the term for the end of a bone that is closest to the midline of the body?
The closest bone to the midline on the anterior (front) of the body is the sternum, the lower tip of the sternum is called the xyphoid process. Other than that, there really is no bone close to the midline of the body that has an end. On the back (posterior) is the vertebral column, but those bones do not have ends on them.
Where are the vertebrae on the body?
the vertebrae compose the spinal column (ie your back bone).
In which part of the body will you find vertebrae?
In the spine - located in the central dorsal column of the back.
Where is the vertebral column located?
the vertebral column is located below your skull on your back.
What are the three parts of fornix?
crus (posterior column)body of fornixcolumn (anterior column)
Which bone protects the back bone?
None. Your back bone, or vertebrae, protects your spinal column, which is a membrane with nerves running down it that help control your muscle movements and organ function in your body.
What is lateral the ears the vertebral column?
The ears are lateral; they're more towards the side of the body. The vertebral column is medial, as it runs down the midline of the body.
The adult vertebral column contains?
The vertebral column or spinal column, is a column of 26 bones in an adult body. 24 separate vertebrae interspaced with cartilage, and then additionally the sacrum and coccyx.
What is the name for back bone?
The vertebral column.
What is your back bone called?
vertebral column
Were is polio localed in th body?
Spinal Column
What is the name of the back bone?
Vetabrae are the building bones of the spinal column.
Who has a spinal column?
All animals with a spinal chord have a spinal column to protect it. The spinal column is often referred to as the "back bone", so only vertebrates have one.
