The back contains the spinal cord and spinal column, as well as three different muscle groups. ... Anatomy of the spine – upper back, lower back and neck. (n.d.).

Spinal Cord Anatomy. The spinal cord is a vital part of the central nervous system, along with your brain. It’s around 50 centimeters long, though the length may vary in different individuals.

The muscles of the lower back help stabilize, rotate, flex, and extend the spinal column, which is a bony tower of 24 vertebrae that gives the body structure and houses the spinal cord.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a computer program they designed may help surgeons identify and label spinal segments during real-time operating room procedures and avoid the ...

Dr. Scott Gingold's Spine Information Center helps educate patients on back injury, disc degeneration. Published: ; Feb. 02, 2010, 4:00 a.m.

The spine gives human beings their posture and houses and protects the spinal column, the body’s major nerve center. Female vs. male The female pelvic bones are typically larger and broader than ...