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vertebra

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 703073 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain animal productsanatomy
vertebra preferred
  • selgroolülid on reastikku paiknevad paaritud luud, mis moodustavad selgroo; tüüpiline selgroolüli koosneb lülikehast, lülikaarest ja jätketest: ogajätketest, ristjätketest ja liigesejätketest
  • one of 23 bones (excluding the sacrum) in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions that comprise the spine. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic and 5 lumbar vertebrae. The bottom of the spine is fused and forms the sacrum.
vertebra preferred
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  • Cutting: remove entire length of fillet by freeing the head (butt end) from the hip bone (ilium) and by tracing along the fillet adjacent to the vertebrae, thereby freeing the fillet from the loin.
vertebrae

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