#vertebra one of the bony segments of the spinal column
supertype: #bone__os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
part: #centrum #apophysis #transverse_process
part of: #spinal_column
subtype: #cervical_vertebra__neck_bone one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
subtype: #atlas_vertebra__atlasvertebra__atlas__atla the 1st cervical vertebra
subtype: #axis_vertebra__axis the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
subtype: #thoracic_vertebra__dorsal_vertebra one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
subtype: #lumbar_vertebra one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae
subtype: #sacral_vertebra one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum
subtype: #coccygeal_vertebra__coccygealvertebra__caudal_vertebra one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx
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