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How many bones cover the brain and spinal cord?

32


What if your spinal cord is protected by bones called?

The spinal cord is protected by the vertebrae.


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 the protected by the vertebrae?

The spinal cord


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


What are the major organs in the spinal cavity?

The spinal cavity primarily contains the spinal cord, which is the main pathway for transmitting signals between the brain and the body. Surrounding and protecting the spinal cord are the vertebrae (bones) of the spine, as well as the meninges (protective membranes).


Do armadillos have back bones?

Yes, they have a spinal cord under their armor.


What bones support the back and the head?

Pelvic Girdle