Every vertebra has the same plan. It has a weight-bearing body in front and a ring behind it that shields the spinal cord. It also has bony processes for muscles to grab. Here you are looking straight down on it. Tap the parts.
Body
superior view (from the top) · front is at the bottom
The vertebratap a part
The parts
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
A Typical Vertebra — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
