Question

difference between backbone and spinal cord ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Difference Between Spinal Cord and Backbone

Spinal Cord

Composition

• Made up of bundles of nerve fibers

                       

Function

• Spinal cord acts as pathways for communication between the brain and the body

Segments

• The spinal cord forms 31 segments, which are divided into 8 cervical nerves, 5 lumbar nerves, 12 thoracic nerves, 1 coccygeal nerve and 5 sacral nerves

Backbone

Composition

•   The backbone is made of bones called vertebrae

Function

• The backbone serves to provide structural support as well as support the body’s weight. It is also tasked with protecting the spinal cord

Segments

• The backbone can be split into 5 major segments – the cervical spine, the thoracic spine and the lumbar spine, sacrum and coccyx. Cervical spine is made up of 7 bones called vertebrae. Thoracic spine has 12 vertebrae and the lumbar spine and 5 vertebrae.

Answer 2

Answer:

Backbone is a bone which protects our spinal cord and is a bone. The spinal cord has a long and thin kind of tubular structure and it helps with all the involuntary activities like blinking, heart beating, breathing, ect.

Explanation:

Tubular:

Something which is like a tube.

Invouluntary Activities:

Activities which are not under our control.