They have 33.
A fetus has around 33 vertebrae before birth, similar to an adult. However, in adults, some of these vertebrae fuse together, resulting in a total of 24 individual vertebrae: 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, and 5 lumbar. The sacrum and coccyx, which are made up of fused vertebrae, contribute to the total count in the fetal stage.
24. A fetus has 33, but later the bones of the sacrum and coccyx fuse together.
laminae of thoracic vertebrae
Fetal vertebrae are smaller in size and appear more cartilaginous compared to adult vertebrae. Fetal vertebrae also have different proportions and shapes which change as they mature into adult vertebrae, with the presence of ossification centers being a key difference.
The Three-toed Sloth has 9 Cervical vertebrae, while the Two-toed Sloth and Manatee have 6. Dugongs, cousins of the manatee appear to still have 7 vertebrae.
the first 7 vertebrae, the neck vertebrae, are considered to be cervical
there are 7 cervical vertebrae in a cat.
All cats are vertebrae's. there is not one that is not a vertebrae.
It possess 7 vertebrae in neck .
There are typically 33 vertebrae in the human spine: 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae, 5 sacral vertebrae (fused into the sacrum), and 4 coccygeal vertebrae (fused into the coccyx).
Twelve thoracic vertebrae, same as you have.
Humans and Giraffes have 7 vertebrae in the neck