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The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton. The vertebral column is the defining characteristic of a vertebrate in which the notochord (a flexible rod of uniform composition) found in all chordates has been replaced by a segmented series of bone: vertebrae separated by intervertebral discs.[1] The vertebral column houses the spinal canal, a cavity that encloses and protects the spinal cord. | The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton. The vertebral column is the defining characteristic of a vertebrate in which the notochord (a flexible rod of uniform composition) found in all chordates has been replaced by a segmented series of bone: vertebrae separated by intervertebral discs.[1] The vertebral column houses the spinal canal, a cavity that encloses and protects the spinal cord. | ||
== Spinal pathologies == | |||
Chiari I malformation | |||
Craniocervical instability | |||
Atlantoaxial instability | |||
Cervical stenosis | |||
Tethered cord syndrome | |||
Tarlov cysts | |||
== Association with syndromes == | |||
=== ME/CFS === | |||
Craniocervical instability | |||
Cervical stenosis | |||
Tarlov cysts | |||
=== Fibromyalgia === | |||
Chiari malformation | |||
=== Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome === | |||
Several pathologies of the spine have been associated with [[Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome]]. (Link to and reference Henderson et al) | |||
== Related == | |||
* [[Brain]] | |||
== See also == | |||
== References == | |||
Revision as of 17:16, December 4, 2020
The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton. The vertebral column is the defining characteristic of a vertebrate in which the notochord (a flexible rod of uniform composition) found in all chordates has been replaced by a segmented series of bone: vertebrae separated by intervertebral discs.[1] The vertebral column houses the spinal canal, a cavity that encloses and protects the spinal cord.
Spinal pathologies[edit | edit source]
Chiari I malformation
Craniocervical instability
Atlantoaxial instability
Cervical stenosis
Tethered cord syndrome
Tarlov cysts
Association with syndromes[edit | edit source]
ME/CFS[edit | edit source]
Craniocervical instability
Cervical stenosis
Tarlov cysts
Fibromyalgia[edit | edit source]
Chiari malformation
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome[edit | edit source]
Several pathologies of the spine have been associated with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. (Link to and reference Henderson et al)
