A multidisciplinary approach and an eye on what’s next for spine surgery is what makes Yale a known leader in the specialty, Jacky Yeung, MD, said. Dr. Yeung, of Yale Medicine, discussed with Becker’s ...

Özbudak says in all vertebrate species, including humans, the spinal column is composed of segmented vertebral discs. Those discs that form the spine originate in embryonic blueprint segments ...

The spinal column is composed of bony structures called vertebrae. The spinal cord is divided into 4 regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral regions.

MORPHOLOGICAL, measurements1 have shown that the spinal column of the shrew (Sorex) contracts during the winter and lengthens again in the spring. This lengthening is noticeably greater than the ...

The thoracic spine is the section of your spinal column that is positioned in your mid-upper back. It’s an area that as a person ages will become less mobile, especially if you neglect training.

The spinal column consists of 33 vertebrae, which form pairs of precursor structures called somites. Somites give rise to not only our vertebrae, but also our ribs and skeletal muscles.

The spinal column is roughly 5 feet long, and the largest vertebra measured 3.5 inches in diameter. “We were surprised to find it and excited,” the Wellfleet Lifeguards told MassLive.