Back pain, conceptual computer artwork. Inflammation (red) in part of the thoracic (upper) and lumber (lower) spine. Nerves are yellow. The spinal col

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Back pain, conceptual computer artwork. Inflammation (red) in part of the thoracic (upper) and lumber (lower) spine. Nerves are yellow. The spinal column is made up of vertebrae, block-like bones that protect the spinal cord and support the upper spaces between the blocks of the vertebrae hold intervertebral discs (one seen at top), which cushion the spine against shock and allow a degree of flexibility.

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Size: 4180px × 4180px
Photo credit: © SPRINGER MEDIZIN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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