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The sacrum, which consists of 5 fused bones, and the coccyx are below the lumbar vertebrae in the spine.
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What joints connect with the lumbar vertebrae?
The lumbar vertebrae is a long bone
Mention 2 important feature of lumbar vertebrae?
Lumbar vertebrae have a lot of important functions, two of which are the cushioning of the spine and the structure of the back itself. Lumbar vertebrae are part of possibly the most important bone group in the body.
Is the spine made up of one piece of bone?
No, it is made up of 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae and 5 lumbar vertebrae. Click on 'related links' below and the link will take you to a picture of the spine.
What are the three sections of the backbone?
The normal anatomy of the spine is usually described by dividing up the spine into 3 major sections: the cervical, the thoracic, and the lumbar spine. (Below the lumbar spine is a bone called the sacrum, which is part of the pelvis). Each section is made up of individual bones called vertebrae. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, and 5 lumbar vertebrae.Anatomy of the Spine
What is a another name for the back bone?
Your back bone is also known as the spine which is made up of 33 vertebrae, the sacrum, intervertebral discs, and the coccyx. There are three sections of vertebrae known as the; the cervical vertebrae (neck), the thoracic vertebrae (middle back) and the lumbar vertebrae (lower back).
What bone is an example of a facet?
Any of the vertebrae or lumbar all have facets on them, an example would be the articulate facet of vertebra
How many bones are in the adults back?
It usually consists of 33 vertebrae and is divided into 5 different types: cervical (7), thoracic (12) lumbar (5), sacral (5 - fused) and coccygeal (4 - fused) vertebrae. Your back bone consists of 7 cervical vertebrae (making the neck), then 12 thoracic vertebrae, and 5 lumbar vertebrae.
What are the common and medical names for human bones?
Common Medical Skull cranium jaw bone mandible collar bone clavicle shoulder blade scapula hip bone pelvis funny bone humerus finger bone phalanges vertebrae vertebrae radius radius femur femur shin tibia knee cap patella neck bone clavicle vertebrae ribs ribs upper back-bone thoracic vertebrae lower back-bone lumbar vertebrae fibula fibula ankle tarsals chest bone sternum wrist bone carpals lower wrist metacarpals
Which vertebrae forms a joint with the hip bone?
The fifth lumbar vertebra articulates with the first fused sacral vertebra of the pelvic girdle.
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.
What is another name for the back bone?
You back bone refers to the spinal column in the human skeleton. The spine is made up of 24 vertebrae and can be divided into three parts: the Cervical spine (top), the thoracic spine (middle) and the lumbar (lower back).
What is the bone in the backbone?
The bones of the back are the vertebrae, doughnut-shaped bones with the spinal nerves running through them and spongy cartilage discs between most of them. In humans, the spine consists of 33 vertebrae divided into five groups: the cervical vertebrae (neck), thoracic vertebrae (ribs), the lumbar vertebrae (back), the sacral vertebrae (hips) and the coccygeal vertebrae (coccyx or tailbone).
