The bones in the spine are called vertebrae (ver-ta-bray). The column starts at the base of the skull and continues to the pelvis. Alternate layers of bone (vertebrae) and cartilage (car-til-ledge, the intervertebral discs) stack vertically one on top of the other in the spinal column.
Ukraine. 1  The climate of the Ukraine can be described as dry and continental influenced climate with warm, dry summers and fairly severe winters. 2  In summer daytime temperatures reach 25-30Â°C, but sometimes quite higher, 35Â°C or more, especially in the inland areas.
Another one Ukrainian landscape unit is the Crimean Mountains which are stretched by three ridges in the south of Ukraine, on peninsula Crimea, almost 180 kilometers from Sevastopol to Feodosiya. The width of mountains averages 40-50 km, and the highest point of the mountains is mountain Roman Kosh (1545m).