Each vertebra (pl.: vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column...
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Look up vertebra or vértebra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A vertebra is a bone in the spinal column of a vertebrate animal. Vertebra may also refer...
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A limbus vertebra is a bone tubercle formed by bone trauma on a vertebral body, bearing a radiographic similarity to a vertebral fracture. The anterior-superior...
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Codfish vertebra refers to the biconcave appearance of the vertebra in sagittal radiographs due to pathological changes, such as demineralisation. Codfish...
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Cervical vertebrae (redirect from Cervical vertebra)
In tetrapods, cervical vertebrae (sg.: vertebra) are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull. Truncal vertebrae (divided into thoracic and...
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Thoracic vertebrae (redirect from Thoracic vertebra)
thoracic vertebra is larger than the first thoracic vertebra The thoracic spinal nerve 3 (T3) passes out underneath it. The fourth thoracic vertebra, together...
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Lumbar vertebrae (redirect from Lumbar vertebra)
vertebrae. The fifth vertebra contains certain peculiarities, which are detailed below. As with other vertebrae, each lumbar vertebra consists of a vertebral...
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Vertebra is a framework that aims to simplify writing applications in The Cloud written by Engine Yard. It was released under the GNU Lesser General Public...
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Axis (anatomy) (redirect from C2 vertebra)
In anatomy, the axis (from Latin axis, "axle") is the second cervical vertebra (C2) of the spine, immediately inferior to the atlas, upon which the head...
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Coccyx (redirect from First coccygeal vertebra)
processes. The first segment is the largest; it resembles the lowest sacral vertebra, and often exists as a separate piece; the remaining ones diminish in size...
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