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It bears the compressive forces that hold up the bodies weight
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∙ 11y agoThey providesupportfor the body to maintain its shape and also serve to protect the spinal cord from damage.
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What is the weight bearing part of the vertebra called?
The body or centrum of the vertebra bears the most weight
What vertebra does not have a body?
atlas ( 1st cervical )
What is the forward slipping movement of a lower lumbar vertebra's lower body on the vertebra or sacrum below it?
Spondylolisthesis
What is the Weight-bearing portion of the vertebra?
The body (or centrum): the rounded central portion of the vertebra, which faces anteriorly in the human vertebral column.The body (or centrum): the rounded central portion of the vertebra, which faces anteriorly in the human vertebral column.
Which vertebral part is most anterior in location?
body The most anterior part of the vertebra is the spinous process which comes off the body.
Weight bearing portin of the vertebra?
Body (of the vertebra)
What is the weight bearing part of the vertebra called?
The body or centrum of the vertebra bears the most weight
Where on your body is the vertebra?
It is in your body.Trollololol
What is the typical vertebral surface not found in the atlas?
Body of the vertebra. It is fused with the Axis vertebra. Axis being the second vertebra.
What vertebra has no body?
a dry one
What is the function of the opening of the vertebra?
To allow passage of spinal nerves
What vertebra does not have a body?
atlas ( 1st cervical )
Is spondylolisthesis the forward movement of the body of one of the lower lumbar vertebra on the vertebra below it or on the sacrum?
Spondylolisthesis is the forward displacement of one vertebra over the one beneath it. It commonly occurs in the lower lumbar region, especially between the fifth lumbar vertebra and the first sacral vertebra (L5-S1).
What is a vertebra with block like body and short stout spinous process?
Lumbar vertebra has a block-like body and a short, stout spinous process.
What is the forward slipping movement of a lower lumbar vertebra's lower body on the vertebra or sacrum below it?
Spondylolisthesis
Does king cobra have a vertebra?
Yes, the king cobra is a vertebrate, and has 200-400 vertebra in its body, just after the head. That's how it can bend its body to slither and move.
What is the Weight-bearing portion of the vertebra?
The body (or centrum): the rounded central portion of the vertebra, which faces anteriorly in the human vertebral column.The body (or centrum): the rounded central portion of the vertebra, which faces anteriorly in the human vertebral column.
