What is the spine?
Q: What is the spine?
A: The spine is a column of vertebrae in the back part of the torso (upper body).
Q: What are some other names for the spine?
A: Other names for the spine are the backbone or vertebral column.
Q: What is inside the spinal canal?
A: Inside the spinal canal is the spinal cord.
Q: What are animals called that have a spine?
A: Animals that have a spine are called vertebrates.
Q: What are animals called that do not have a spine?
A: Animals that do not have a spine are called invertebrates.
Q: Are humans vertebrates or invertebrates?
A: Humans are vertebrates.
Q: Do many vertebrates have intervertebral discs separating the vertebrae?
A: Yes, many vertebrates, including mammals, have intervertebral discs separating the vertebrae.
