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muscuskeletal system
the spine
Term | Definition |
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vertabra | a backbone; any one of the bones of the spinal column |
intervertabral | situated between two adjacent vertabae |
cervical | pertaining to the neck |
thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
lumbar | pertaining to the lion or small of the back |
sacrum | the large triangular bone near the lower end of the spinal column to which the hip bones are attached |
coccyx | the tail bone or small bone at the end of spinal column. |
coccygeal | pertaing to the coccyx or tail bone |