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9 Cards in this Set
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The vertebral column or spinal column is composed of?
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26 bone segments called vertebrae that are arranged in five divisions
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What are bone segments called?
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vertebrae
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How many divisions are in the vertebral coloumn or spinal column?
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5
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Name the 5 divisions of the vertebral column or spinal column.
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1)Cervical
2)Thoracic 3)Lumbar 4)Sacrum 5)Coccyx |
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Cervical
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C1-C7 (one of the 5 divisions of the vertebral column)
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Thoracic
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T1-T12. (one of the 5 divisions of the vertebral column)
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Lumbar
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L1-L5. (one of the 5 divisions of the vertebral column)
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Sacrum
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5 separate segments at birth that fuse to form 1 bone (one of the 5 divisions of the vertebral column)
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Coccyx
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Tailbone, fused together from 4 small coccygeal bones (one of the 5 divisions of the vertebral column)
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