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The cartilaginous parts that seperate the vertebrae are called?
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The intervertebral discs are ligaments that consist of fibrocartilage and help to absorb shock from adjacent vertebrae.
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What are the bony parts of spine called?
The bony segments of the spine is the vertebrae.
What are the ring shaped bones that are parts of the spine?
The 33 ring-shaped bones of the spine are called the vertebrae.
What do you call a movie made of three parts?
That could be called a trilogy, although that may refer to a series of three movies. Then again, if the three "parts" of the movie are all seperate movies (eg. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 and 2 were seperate movies) then three parts of a movie could be called a trilogy.
What are The parts of the thoracic vertebrae that articulate with the ribs are?
The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae. The thoracic vertebrae also articulate with each other.
What is the name for the backbone parts?
The 'spine' or spinal vertebrae, animals with a 'backbone' or spine are called vertebrates.
What is the spine called?
Vertebrae with several different parts such as: the cervical (at the top), the thoracic (after the cervical), then lumbar( after the thoracic) and to finish it up the coccyx/sacrum
When was the iron curtain been destroyed?
it seperate to parts of germany with a curtain
What certains parts of the body does vertebrae protect?
Spinal Cord
What are the main parts of the vertebrae called?
The body of each vertebra is attached to a bony ring consisting of several parts. A bony projection on either side of the vertebral body called the pedicle supports the arch that protects the spinal canal. The laminae are the parts of the vertebrae that form the back of the bony arch that surrounds and covers the spinal canal. There is a transverse process on either side of the arch where some of the muscles of the spinal column attach to the vertebrae. The spinous process is the bony portion of the vertebral body that can be felt as a series of bumps in the center of a person's neck and back.
What bones protects spinal cord?
The spinal cord is protected by the vertebral column or spinal column. The vertebral column is a collection of individual bones called vertebrae that encase and protect the spinal cord. The vertebral column is divided into three parts: seven cervical (neck) vertebrae at the top, twelve thoracic vertebrae in the midback, and five lumbar vertebrae in the lower back. Below the lumbar vertebrae, but not protecting the spinal cord, are the sacrum and coccyx (tailbone).
What are the three parts of the sternum?
the strnum, 12 pairs of ribs, and 12 thoracic vertebrae.
Name for the backbone?
What is the name for the pieces of the backbone The parts of the spine (backbone) are known as vertebrae.
