Vertebral column lateral — Free Anatomy Illustration

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Vertebral column lateral

Human vertebral column shown as an isolated full spine in lateral view, composed of stacked ivory to off-white vertebrae extending from the skull base to the coccyx. The column displays the natural gentle S-shaped curvature, including cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, and lumbar lordosis, with distinct cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal regions. Individual vertebrae show repeating vertebral bodies, central openings, posterior arches, spinous projections, and some visible transverse processes. Vertebral size changes from the smaller cervical vertebrae to the larger, blockier lumbar vertebrae below, ending in the fused triangular sacrum and small coccyx. Narrow gray-white or slightly darker intervertebral disc spaces separate the vertebrae, and the overall style is simplified but anatomically clear, with subtle bone shading.

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