Skeletal structure that has as its parts the vertebral column, located in the dorsal part of the trunk, and is formed by a series of vertebrae. It provides suspension for the appendicular skeleton and protection for the spinal nerve cord. [ AAO:0000034 ]
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Subclass of:
- postcranial axial skeleton
- mixed endoderm/mesoderm-derived structure
- skeletal subdivision
- develops from some sclerotomal cartilage
- part of some axial skeleton
- starts during some NF stage 45
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