Lower back pain, conceptual computer artwork. Inflammation (red) in the lumbar (lower) spine. The spinal column is made up of vertebrae, block-like bo

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Lower back pain, conceptual computer artwork. Inflammation (red) in the lumbar (lower) spine. The spinal column is made up of vertebrae, block-like bones that protect the spinal cord and support the upper body. The spaces between the blocks of the vertebrae hold intervertebral discs, which cushion the spine against shock and allow a degree of flexibility. The large triangular bone at the base of the spine is the sacrum, with the coccyx (tailbone) below that. The thick yellow fibres are the two sciatic nerves, the widest and longest nerve in the human body.

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Size: 3620px × 4826px
Photo credit: © SPRINGER MEDIZIN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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