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The spine, also known as the vertebral column or spinal column, is a column of 26 bones in an adult body â 24 separate vertebrae interspaced with cartilage, and then additionally the sacrum and coccyx.... Click to read more below.
Description of Backbone. Backbone: The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The backbone encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord.Also called spine, spinal column, and vertebral column.Source: National Institute of Health. Backbone: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; the fall broke his back.ackbone: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; the fall broke his back.