Vertebral Column

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** A series of bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues reaching from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The vertebral column forms the axis of the skeleton and encloses as well as protects the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord.

**Synonyms:** - SPINAL COLUMN - Spinal Column - Spinal Column - Spine - Spine - Spine - Spine - Spine - VERTEBRAL COLUMN - Vertebral column - backbone - spinal column - spine - vertebral column - vertebral column