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Do you mean one " piece" of bone? If the spine were solid it would be inflexible and our range of motion would be reduced. We could not bend at the waist or bend our necks or anywhere in between.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt wouldn't be bendable and you wouldn't be able to walk. You would have trouble doing anything because the backbone supports some of your weight so you won't be able to move.
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Does a sailfish have a backbone?
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What is another name for your backbone?
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The classification of the bone type which includes such bones as the vertebrae of the backbone and some facial bones?
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Where in the body is the vertebrae located?
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Are mammals backbones made with cartilage?
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Has a cat has a backbone?
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What is the bone in the backbone?
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Does a starfish have a vertebrae?
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What is another name for a backbone?
The vertebrae. There are 7 in the neck (cervical), 12 in the thorax (chest), and 5 in the lower back (lumbar). The wedge shaped bone in the back of the pelvis (the sacrum) is composed of 5 fused vertebrae and the the coccyx (or "tail bone") has 3-5 vertebrae.
