The vertebrae has two major functions: to provide support and to provide protection. The vertebrae helps to provide support by forming the core structure of the body's frame. If you think about it, the vertebrae connects everything (the limbs, head) to each other. The vertebrae also provides protection for the spinal nerves. These nerves are responsible for sending/receiving motor and sensory information to the brain. If these are damaged, paralysis can occur.
are groundhogs verebrae
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the axial skeleton protects all the major organs in the body it also protects the nervous system in the verebrae
The neck column is made up of the 7 Cervical Verebrae.
I would imagine the upper portion of the back, as spinal fluid is collected via lumbar puncture or via spinal tap, If you need CEREBROspinal fluis i would imagine in the upper portion of the thoracic verebrae
They could be several things. Many different systems use an alphanumerical combination to record and file thinsg, and the terms L4 and L5 can refer to some specific things depending on what field you work in. Examples commonly used are the lumbar verebrae L4 and L5 in anatomy, and the LaGrangian points L4 and L5 in astronomy. The lumbar vertibrae L4 and L5 are the sciatic region of the back and are the most common area of disk compression failure, leading to chronic sciatica and other lower body nerve compromise.