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Lumbar spine anatomy and function

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways The lumbar spine includes five vertebrae that help with mobility ...
Figure 1: Morphological variation in the pre-cloacal vertebral column of limbed lizards and snakes. Figure 3: Correspondence between Hox expression domains and morphometric boundaries for four-region ...
What is the anatomy of the spinal cord? The human spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nerve tissue that is protected by the spinal column and composed of uniformly organized white and grey ...