 | Term | Definition |
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cervical |
connected with the neck |
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sternum |
the middle of the chest (connects the ribs); breastbone |
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lumbar |
relating to the lower part of the back |
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sacrum |
five confused bone forming the posterior part of the pelvis |
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coccyx |
the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes |
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craniocervical junction |
the connection in the back between brain and the neck |
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cervicothoracic junction |
the connection in the back between the neck and the chest |
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thoracolumbar junction |
the connection in the back between the chest and lumbar |
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lumbosacral junction |
the connection in the back between the lumbar and sacrum |
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lordosis |
an inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column |
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kyphosis |
a backward curve of the vertebral column |
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spine |
a row of bones that are connected down the back of the body |
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thorax |
the part of the body that is enclosed by the ribs |
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thoracic |
of or relating to the chest or thorax |
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sacral |
relating to sacrum |
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pedicel = pedicle |
a constricted portion or stalk of the intervertebral disk |
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lamina (pl. laminae) |
a flat, thin plate of the intervertebral disk |
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vertebral arch |
the part of intervertebral disk consisting of a pair of pedicles and a pair of laminae |
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articular |
of or relating to a joint |
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transverse |
situated across sth |
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spinous |
resembling a spine or thorn |
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vertebrate |
any animal with a backbone |
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nucleus pulposus |
the fibrocartilaginous central portion of the intervertebral disk, which is prone to herniation when the annulus fibrosus is compromised |
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anulus fibrosus |
the ring of fibrocartilage and fibrous tissue forming the circumference of the intervertebral disc; surrounds the nucleus pulposus |
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facet |
the joint in the spine |
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longitudinal ligament |
Either of two extensive fibrous bands, anterior and posterior, that connect the bodies of the vertebrae by attachment to the intervertebral disks |
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ligamenta flava (pl. flavum) |
tissue bands that are attached to the vertebrae in the spinal column. They help to hold the spine straight and to close the spaces between the laminar arches. The Latin name means "yellow band(s)." tissue |
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foraman |
an opening or orifice, as in a bone or in the covering |
