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How does the number of thoracic vertebrae differ in pigs and in humans?
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What are the D4 and D5 vertebrae?
they are the thoracic vertebrae number 4 & number 5 they may be abbreviated as T4 and T5 too !
Which part of the spine is the thoracic spine?
There are three parts of the spine, the cervical, thoracic and lumbar. Each vertebrae is listed by its number. For example the first 7 vertebrae (from the top) are listed as C1-C7 meaning C for cervical. The thoracic vertebrae starts after C7, the 8th vertebrae is T1-T12, so there is 12 individual vertebraes in the thoracic spine. After the thoracic, is the lumbar which have 5 individual vertebrae, L1-L5.
What is an T 8 fracture?
fracture of the number 8 thoracic vertebrae of the spine.
Total thoracic vertebrae do animals have?
It depends on the animal. The thoracic vertebrae are those of the "chest" and attach to the ribs. In the dog and cow for instance, there are 12 (same number as the ribs) but there are 18 in the horse (also the same number as the ribs).
How many ribs does a wolf have?
Wolves have 24 ribs. Two ribs are floating ribs, and the rest connect the sternum to the thoracic vertebrae. That's the same number that humans have.
Where do ribs form a joint with the thoracic vertebrae?
headThe pedicle of the rib articulates with the transverse process of the thoracic vertebra.
How many thoracic vertebrae are in the vertebral column?
There are a pair of 12 of thoracic vertebrae in the human body. Some variations exist, as in all of nature, but that is most commonly agreed upon number. The vertebrae of the spine are divided into sections (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and the coccyx). The thoracic 3 and 4 vertebrae control much of the upper back kyphotic curve. There are special areas called dermatomes in our bodies where our spinal nerves can affect certain areas associated with them; skin, muscles, joints, and organs. There are 12 thoracic vertebra in human skleletalTwelve.The adult body has 7 cervical vertebra, 12 thoracic vertebrae, and 5 lumbar vertebrae. It can be remembered as: breakfast at 7am, lunch at 12noon, and dinner at 5pm.There are 12 thoracic vertebrae.12, they are labeled T1 to T12
Which type of vertebra has facets that articulate with the tubercle of the ribs?
The thoracic vertebra
What is found only in the cervical vertebrae?
In the cervical and thoracic area of your spine. The cervical vertebrae starts right under your skull (following what's called the occipital foramen/foramen magnum). There are 7 cervical verterbrae and they end aproximatively under your neck (in the place where you feel a small circular prominence). Right under there are the thoracic vertebrae, in the number of 12. They end, let's say, at the upper part of your lower back.
How many vertebra fuse to form the sacrum?
You have 7 unfused cervical vertebrae. You have 12 unfused thoracic vertebrae. You have 5 unfused lumber vertebrae. The five vetebrae are fused in case of the sacrum. That is the need of the hour. You can not support the hip bones with out that fusion. Then there are few fused vertebrae in coccyx.
How many vertebrae does a monkey have?
Old World Monkeys all have 7 neck vertebrae and 13 thoracic vertebrae. In the lumbar region, the number is either 6 or 7, and then they possess a sacrum made of a few vertebral segments, plus a tail.
How many vertebrates do cows have?
The variation in number is in the tail, where cattle can have between 18 to 20 vertebrae in the caudal region, or the tail. There are also seven cervical (neck) vertebrae, 13 thoracic (rib cage) vertebrae, six lumbar (loin) and five sacral (sirloin) vertebrae.
