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vertebral column

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vertebral column (plural vertebral columns)

(anatomy) The series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord; the spinal column.
Synonyms: backbone, spinal column, spine

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Characteristics The trait that is common to all invertebrates is the absence of a vertebral column (backbone): this creates a distinction between invertebrates and vertebrates. Source: Internet

In 1936, this was measured to be convert, by measuring the vertebral column. Source: Internet

The bilaterally symmetric body plan of vertebrate embryos is obvious in somites and their derivates such as the vertebral column. Source: Internet

For another, its vertebral column has more vertebrae that any of contemporaneous mammals. Source: Internet

Marine Mammal Medicine, 2001, Leslie Dierauf and Frances Gulland, CRC Press In sirenians, the lungs and diaphragm extend the entire length of the vertebral column. Source: Internet

Significance of the group Invertebrates are animals without a vertebral column. Source: Internet

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