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The vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column usually consisting of 24 vertebrae Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.

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  • The vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column usually consisting of 24 vertebrae Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
  • The vertebral column is the backbone, and is very important for many different reasons.
  • Individual vertebrae named according to region and position, from superior to inferior Cervical – 7 vertebrae (C1-C7) * C1 is known as "atlas" and supports the head, C2 is known as "axis" * Possesses bifid spinous processes, which is absent in C7 * Small-bodied Thoracic – 12 vertebrae (T1-T12) * Distinguished by the presence of costal facets for the articulation of the heads of ribs * Body is intermediate in size between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae Lumbar – 5 vertebrae (L1-L5) * Has a large body * Does not have costal facets nor transverse process foramina
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  • Individual vertebrae named according to region and position, from superior to inferior Cervical – 7 vertebrae (C1-C7) * C1 is known as "atlas" and supports the head, C2 is known as "axis" * Possesses bifid spinous processes, which is absent in C7 * Small-bodied Thoracic – 12 vertebrae (T1-T12) * Distinguished by the presence of costal facets for the articulation of the heads of ribs * Body is intermediate in size between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae Lumbar – 5 vertebrae (L1-L5) * Has a large body * Does not have costal facets nor transverse process foramina Sacral – 5 (fused) vertebrae (S1-S5) Coccygeal – 4 (3-5) (fused) vertebrae (Tailbone)
  • The vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column usually consisting of 24 vertebrae Image:Mantell's Iguanodon restoration.jpg This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
  • The vertebral column is the backbone, and is very important for many different reasons.
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