vertebral column

1. The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord (synset 105595824)
   "the fall broke his back"
   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, spinal column, spine

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