Spine or spinal may refer to:
Science
Biology
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Vertebral column, also known as the backbone
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Dendritic spine
A dendritic spine (or spine) is a small membranous protrusion from a neuron's dendrite that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse. Dendritic spines serve as a storage site for synaptic strength and help transmit electrical si ...
, a small membranous protrusion from a neuron's dendrite
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Thorns, spines, and prickles
In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called ''spinose teeth'' or ''spinose apical processes''), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems or buds with sharp, st ...
, needle-like structures in plants
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Spine (zoology)
In a zoological context, spines are hard, needle-like anatomical structures found in both vertebrate and invertebrate species. The spines of most spiny mammals are modified hairs, with a spongy center covered in a thick, hard layer of keratin and ...
, needle-like structures in animals
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SPINE (molecular biology) (strep–protein interaction experiment), a method for the detection of protein interactions
Medicine
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Spinal anaesthesia
Spinal anaesthesia (or spinal anesthesia), also called spinal block, subarachnoid block, intradural block and intrathecal block, is a form of neuraxial regional anaesthesia involving the injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subar ...
or "a spinal", an injection generally through a fine needle, usually long
* The Spine, a set of national services within the UK
NHS Connecting for Health
The NHS Connecting for Health (CFH) agency was part of the UK Department of Health and was formed on 1 April 2005, having replaced the former NHS Information Authority. It was part of the Department of Health Informatics Directorate, with the rol ...
Arts, entertainment and media
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The Spine (album)'', a 2004 ''They Might Be Giants'' album, including the songs "Spine" and "Spines"
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''Spine'' (1986 film), American film
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''The Spine'' (film), a 2009 animated short by Chris Landreth
* ''The Spine'', a novel by
Ladislav Bublík
Fictional entities
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Spinal (''Killer Instinct''), a fictional character from the video game ''Killer Instinct''
* Spine, a demon in ''
Blood Beast'' (2007) book of the Demonata saga
* The Spine, the fictional mountain chain which follows the west coast in ''
The Inheritance Cycle
''The Inheritance Cycle'' is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and hi ...
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* The Spine, a singing automaton in the band
Steam Powered Giraffe
Steam Powered Giraffe is an American musical project formed in San Diego in 2008, self-described as "a musical act that combines robot pantomime, puppetry, ballet, comedy, projections, and music". Created and led by twins David Michael Bennett an ...
, portrayed by David Michael Bennett
Periodicals
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''Spine'' (journal), a bi-weekly peer-reviewed journal of spine surgery, published by Lippincott
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The Spine Journal'', bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal, published by Elsevier
Other uses
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Spine (bookbinding), the closed edge of a book along which the pages are bound
* Spine, a measure of stiffness of an
arrow shaft in archery
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SPINE (software), a web content management system
See also
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Anterior inferior iliac spine
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position pro ...
(AIIS), anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), posterior inferior iliac spine, and posterior superior iliac spine
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Ischial spine
The ischial spine is part of the posterior border of the body of the ischium bone of the pelvis. It is a thin and pointed triangular eminence, more or less elongated in different subjects.
Structure
The pudendal nerve travels close to the ischia ...
, part of the posterior border of the body of the ischium bone of the pelvis
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Mental spine
A mental spine is a small projection of bone on the posterior aspect of the mandible in the midline. There are usually four mental spines: two superior and two inferior. Collectively they are also known as the ''genial tubercle'',"Genial tubercle. ...
, on the mandible
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Anterior nasal spine
The anterior nasal spine, or anterior nasal spine of maxilla, is a bony projection in the skull that serves as a cephalometric landmark. The anterior nasal spine is the projection formed by the fusion of the two maxillary bones at the intermaxill ...
, a bony projection in the skull
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Posterior nasal spine, for the attachment of the musculus uvulae
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Spine of scapula
The spine of the scapula or scapular spine is a prominent plate of bone, which crosses obliquely the medial four-fifths of the scapula at its upper part, and separates the supra- from the infraspinatous fossa.
Structure
It begins at the vertica ...
, a prominent plate of bone
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Spine of sphenoid bone
The sphenoidal spine (Latin: "''spina angularis''") is a downwardly directed process at the apex of the great wings of the sphenoid bone that serves as the origin of the sphenomandibular ligament.
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(spina angularis) and ethmoidal spine
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