Human back

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Human back
Female human back (left), male human back (right)
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Identifiers
Latin	dorsum
MeSH	D001415
TA98	A01.1.00.018 A01.2.05.001
TA2	135
FMA	14181
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The human back, also called the dorsum (pl.: dorsa), is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck.^[1] It is the surface of the body opposite from the chest and the abdomen. The vertebral column runs the length of the back and creates a central area of recession. The breadth of the back is created by the shoulders at the top and the pelvis at the bottom.

Back pain is a common medical condition, generally benign in origin.