vertebra

Definition of vertebra

one of the bony segments of the spinal column

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; cervical vertebra, neck bone
one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region; atlas, atlas vertebra
the 1st cervical vertebra; axis, axis vertebra
the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head; dorsal vertebra, thoracic vertebra
one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebra
one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae; sacral vertebra
one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum; caudal vertebra, coccygeal vertebra
one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx

Type of:: bone, os
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates