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Vertebra

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 or spine, of vertebrates. The proportions of the vertebrae differ according to their spinal segment and the particular species.

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FMA
9914
Latin
vertebra
Part of
Spinal column
TA2
1011
TA98
A02.2.01.001

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Vertebra

Nodes141
Edges140
Triples79
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014184
Components1

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Vertebra

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related to External links · 19
Vertebra → Archived, Atlas, Atlas Articulated, Axis, Biology, BlueLink Anatomy, Cumberlands, Human Anatomy Lecture, Human Anatomy Online, Michigan Health System, Michigan Health SystemAnatomy, Michigan Medical SchoolAtlas, Pennsylvania State UniversityAnatomy, Posterior ViewAnatomy, SUNY Downstate Medical CenterAnatomy, SUNY Downstate Medical CenterThe, SUNY Downstate Medical CenterVertebra, University, Wayback Machine
related to Clinical significance · 9
Vertebra → Block, In, L5, Others, Severe, Spina, Spondylolysis, There, Wedge-shaped
related to Function · 9
Vertebra → Feeding, Functions, Movement, Similarly, Support, The, They, Vertebrae, Working
related to Other animals · 9
Vertebra → Because, Dimetrodon, In, Spinosaurus, Spinous, Such, The, These, Vertebrae
related to Structure · 7
Vertebra → Along, Each, In, The, These, They, This
related to Development · 5
Vertebra → From, Other, Somites, The, These
related to Regional variation · 5
Vertebra → Excluding, In, The, There, Vertebrae
is a · 3
Vertebra → backward extending spinous process, irregular bone.A typical vertebra has a body, transverse foramen
FMA · 1
Vertebra → 9914
Latin · 1
Vertebra → vertebra

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vertebrae vertebral processes spinal cervical body also column lumbar transverse process thoracic intervertebral arch spine bone called form attachment foramina

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VertebraFMA99141.00infobox
VertebraLatinvertebra1.00infobox
VertebraPart ofSpinal column1.00infobox
VertebraTA210111.00infobox
VertebraTA98A02.2.01.0011.00infobox
Vertebrais airregular bone.A typical vertebra has a body0.90text
Vertebrais abackward extending spinous process0.90text
Vertebrais atransverse foramen0.90text
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the giraffeinstance ofThis includes seemingly unlikely animals0.80text
the camelinstance ofThis includes seemingly unlikely animals0.80text
and the blue whaleinstance ofThis includes seemingly unlikely animals0.80text

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