spinal columns
Bodies' central supports
Spinal columns is the plural of spinal column—the flexible bony structure running down the center of the back, encasing the spinal cord.
Also called the spine, backbone, or vertebral column.
The term appears in medical and anatomical contexts: X-rays revealed damage to their spinal columns.
Figuratively, backbone suggests courage or resolve, but spinal column rarely carries this sense.
- backReverse side; support
- back painPosterior torso discomfort
- lumbarOf the lower spine
- thoracicOf the chest region
- cervicalOf the neck
vertebrae · herniated disc · pinched nerve · sacrum · shock absorption · coccyx · flexibility · scoliosis · posture · sit up straight · load-bearing · osteoporosis · ligaments · kyphosis · cracking · intervertebral discs · slipped disc · lordosis
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils
- human evolutionhuman evolution, hominid, hominids, hominins, hominin
spinal columnslimbs
Body's major appendages
appendages · ribs · extremities · skulls · sternums
spinal, column, spine, spines, columns, columnar, columnist, columnists, spiny