vertebral column
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Our vertebral column has evolved little from our four-legged, quadrupedal tree-dwelling ancestors, where it functioned primarily as a flexible beam for smooth movement from branch to branch, while also protecting the spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The team found part of the dinosaur's skull, a complete vertebral column extending to the tail, and nearly intact forelimbs and hindlimbs, said CONICET.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
The cartilaginous vertebral column, which is the main body axis, may have anatomical modifications to withstand the extreme bending during the tail-whipping behavior.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2024
It is early days, but we have used gastruloids to study the process of somitogenesis, the process that generates the vertebral column and the muscles.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023
In animals the sacrum and the coccyx, as a matter of fact, clearly continue the superior border of the skeleton of the trunk; hence we study them with the vertebral column.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
