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Human back
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<p>The human back, also called the dorsum (pl.: dorsa), is the large <a href="/facts/Posterior_(anatomy)/IpJ1fq2f">posterior</a> area of the <a href="/facts/Human_body/WP1QbDTn">human body</a>, rising from the top of the <a href="/facts/Buttock/dtybFpGI">buttocks</a> to the back of the <a href="/facts/Neck/v69tnMYk">neck</a>. It is the <a href="/facts/Surface_anatomy/yB1LMsAH">surface</a> of the body opposite from the <a href="/facts/Chest/lwtzfc8K">chest</a> and the <a href="/facts/Abdomen/HcTzDFL0">abdomen</a>. The <a href="/facts/Human_vertebral_column/Nuw1kV7o">vertebral column</a> runs the length of the back and creates a central area of recession. The breadth of the back is created by the <a href="/facts/Shoulder/Hsn5SWq2">shoulders</a> at the top and the <a href="/facts/Pelvis/8Fq9z3TY">pelvis</a> at the bottom. </p><p><a href="/facts/Back_pain/moP5bWnu">Back pain</a> is a common medical condition, generally benign in origin. </p>