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There are five vertebrae, or bones, in the lumbar spine.

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Q: The lumbar section of a typical human spine contains how many vertebrae?
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there in a typical adult skeleton?

There are 5 lumbar vertebrae.


Each part of the spine?

The cervical bones (1-5) run from the base of the skull to the bottom of the neck, roughly. The thoracic vertebrae (1-12) run from the end of the cervical spine to the lumbar spine. The lumbar vertebrae (1-5) run from the end of the thoracic spine to the tailbone.


Where is the lumbar vertebrae in the human body?

The lumbar vertebrae are located in the lower back region of the human spine, between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacrum. There are five lumbar vertebrae (L1 to L5) that support the weight of the upper body and allow for bending and twisting movements of the trunk.


Where is the vertebrae located in the lower back are the?

The lumbar vertebrae, there are 5 lumbar vertebrae.


How namy lumbar vertebrae does a human have?

Five lumbar vertebrae.


What are the lumbar vertebrae?

The lumbar vertebrae are the backbones of the lower back.


2 The Thoracic vertebrae is inferior to the lumbar vertebrae?

the thoracic spine is above the lumbar spine which means ALL thoracic vertebrae are superior to the lumbar vertebrae.


What are the names of the five different types of vertebrae in the vertebral column?

Vertebrae are divided into sections: the atlas and axis account for the first cervical vertebrae, of which there are 7 in total; there are 12 thoracic vertebrae, 7 lumbar vertebrae, 1 sacrum (5 separate vertebrae in a baby), and 1 coccyx (4 separate vertebrae in a baby).


The spine contains how many bones?

There are seven cervical (neck) vertebrae, 12 thoracic (the majority of the back) vertebrae, and five lumbar (lower back) vertebrae.


How many bones are in the lumbar vertebrae?

The "Lumbar" section of the back consists of the five lowest vertabre in the back. (These happen to be above the Sacrum and Coxyx).


What joints connect with the lumbar vertebrae?

The lumbar vertebrae is a long bone


Where is the invertebrate in the human body?

Assuming you mean vertebrae; The human spine is made up of 33 vertebrae (Sungular: vertebra.) There are four sections of vertebrae. The cervical vertebrae is is made up of 7 vertebrae and makes up the neck. The thoracic vertebrae makes up the upper back and contains 12 vertebrae. the lumbar vertebrae area makes up the lower back between the thoracic vetrtabrae and the sacral curve, made up of 5 vertebrae. Lastly, The tailbone area is below the lumbar section and called the sacral curve. 5 vertebrae make up the sacrum and 4 are fused to make the tailbone. All vertebrae but the sacral curve section are separated by invertebral discs.