#spinal_column__vertebral_column__vertebralcolumn__spine__backbone__back__rachis the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
supertype: skeletal_structure any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
part: spinal_canal coccyx vertebra intervertebral_disc
part of: axial_skeleton
subtype: notochord a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
subtype: urochord a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region
subtype: chine backbone of an animal
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