"spinal column" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
subtypes:
- notochord - a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
- chine - backbone of an animal
has:
- canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal - the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes
- coccyx, tail bone - the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
- vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column
- intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk - a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
is a part of: axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

same as: back, backbone, rachis, spine, vertebral column