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The body or centrum of the vertebra bears the most weight

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The body (or centrum): the rounded central portion of the vertebra, which faces anteriorly in the human vertebral column.


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the body also known as centrum

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weight-bearing portion of the vertebra

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sacral vatebra

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Body

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