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The spinal column is made of 31-33 bones, some of which are fused. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae, 5 sacral and 2-4 coccogeal vertebrae.
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How many bones are there in a spinal column?
There are 7 bones that are formed at the top of the spinal column.
What bones protect the vertebrae?
spinal column
What bones make up spinal column?
Answer: Vertebrae
What are the small bones of the spinal column called?
Vertebra.
What system is the vertebrae a part of?
the skeletal system. the spinal column is made up of bones that protect the spinal cord called vertebrae
What is the name of the back bone?
Vetabrae are the building bones of the spinal column.
How many bones are in the spinal cord?
The vertebrae
Is the spinal cord made out of bone?
The human spinal cord is protected by the bony spinal column. The spinal column is made up of bones called vertebrae. The spinal cord itself is made of neurons, similar to the brain itself.
What is the difference between spinal column and vertebral column?
because during the growth of human beings the vertebral column outgrows the spinal chord. that's why we don't find the spinal cord starting from lower lumbar region where lumbar puncture is done.
What is the small bones of a spinal column called?
Each one is called a vertebra.
What bones protect the nervous system?
The small bones that protect the nerve cord are the vertebrae.
What bones protects spinal cord?
The spinal cord is protected by the vertebral column or spinal column. The vertebral column is a collection of individual bones called vertebrae that encase and protect the spinal cord. The vertebral column is divided into three parts: seven cervical (neck) vertebrae at the top, twelve thoracic vertebrae in the midback, and five lumbar vertebrae in the lower back. Below the lumbar vertebrae, but not protecting the spinal cord, are the sacrum and coccyx (tailbone).
