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Dictionary » S » Spinal column Spinal columnspinal column --> vertebral column The series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, providing support and forming a flexible bony case for the spinal cord. Synonym: columna vertebralis, backbone, dorsal spine, rachis, spina dorsalis, spina, spina, spinal column, spine, vertebrarium. The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; the fall broke his back. ![]()
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Results from our forumNatural selection is proven wrong... mental capacity outweighs other problems (such as cancer or the poor spinal column that Canalon pointed out) certainly has some merits, but I would instead claim that ...
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Sea LampreysI found a nice web page by UMASS. It says that they have a spinal column supported by a notochord. http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/sealampr.html
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nervous system development... brains :lol: didnt dinosaurs have brains that were just nodes on the spinal column? if smaller brains were investigated by evolution and only larger brains have developed ...
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BACK PAINBackaches may be due to spinal as well as muscular problem. Spinal pains are more common in thoracic and lumbar ... movement. Muscle pain can be distinguished as it is more on the sides of vertebral column than in the centre. And the muscles of the back get stiffed and when pressed to ...
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fetus with gill... chordates (lets see if I can remember them all). 1. notochord or spinal column (ie vertebra) 2. pharyngeal (gill) slits 3. Postanal tail http://embryo.soad.umich.edu/carnStages/stage14/10310lftLat.jpg ...
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