Term Name: vertebral column
Synonyms: backbone, columna vertebralis, dorsal spine, spinal column, spine, vertebral column skeleton, vertebral region
Definition: Subdivision of skeletal system that consists of all the vertebra and associated skeletal elements and joints in the body[modified from VSAO].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001130]

Relationships
is part of: postcranial axial skeletal system
has parts: interpedicular line intervertebral joint ligament of vertebral column pygostyle space in vertebral column spinal vein subdivision of vertebral column synsacrum vertebral canal vertebral element webbing of bone in vertebral column Weberian apparatus
is a type of: subdivision of skeletal system
disjoint_from: spine appendage