They are usually divided into 3 groups:
Cervical (7, Neck)
Thoracic (12, Chest)
Lumber (5, Abdomen)
They are then given numbers starting at the top (eg. C1 (Cervical 1), C2, C3, T1, L3 ect.)
Some have individual names like 'Atlas' or 'Axis' but this is uncommon.
In an adult human, there are 26 in total, if you consider the sacrum and coccyx as separate units, though they are usually fused to each other. If you consider each sacral and coccygeal vertebra separately, the total number rises to 32-34. This, of course, does not include the skull as part of the vertebral column.
Cervical spine: 7
Thoracic spine: 12
Lumbar spine: 5
Sacrum: 5 (fused)
Coccyx: 3-5 (usually fused to sacrum)
The vertebral column encloses the spinal cord and supports the head. It is comprised of 26 individual bones, referred to as vertebrae. The vertebral column is divided into 5 regions containing groups of vertebrae.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebrae
corpus,laminae, vertebral processes
"Vertebrae"
your spine
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The lumbar region of the vertebral column contains 5 vertebrae (the bones of the spine).
The human adult vertebral column consists of 26 bones. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae, and 2 that are collections of fused bones, the sacrum and the coccyx. An infant may have 32, 33, or 34 spinal bones present at birth.
There are 33 bones in the spinal column. There are five regions in the column. In descending order there is the Cervical region which has 7 bone, Thoracic region which has 12 bones, Lumbar region which has 5 bones, Sacral region which has 5 bones (these bones are fused together), and the Coccygeal region that has 4 bones (these bones are fused together). The coccygeal region can actually have anywhere from 3-5 bones, but the average is 4.
The axial skeleton comprises the arms and the legs. Most of the bones in the human body are located in these regions. Arms: clavicle, scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, carpals (scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, hamate, capitate, trapezoid, and trapezium), 5 metacarpals, and 15 phalanges. Legs: OS coxa, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals (talus, calcaneus, 3 cuniforms, navicular, and cuboid), 5 metatarsals, and 15 phalanges.
There are 212 bones in the human body.
26
Many bones have many joints, hence, great flexibility.
There are 120 bones in a chicken (206 in a human) and the breast bone is the largest bone. Though the types of bone are the same as in a human, there are fewer bones in the vertebral column and the ribcage, and the wrist/hand and ankle/foot bones are fewer and different in placement and length.There are 120 bones in a chicken (206 in a human) and the breast bone is the largest bone. Though the types of bone are the same as in a human, there are fewer bones in the vertebral column and the ribcage, and the wrist/hand and ankle/foot bones are fewer and different in placement and length.
The lumbar region of the vertebral column contains 5 vertebrae (the bones of the spine).
they have so many that someone died because they counted them [myspace is cool]
The adult human body has 206 bones. The Axial skeleton, which consists of all the bones in the head, the rib cage, the hyoid bone, the sternum, and vertebral column, has 80 bones. The Appendicular skeleton, which consists of the upper and lower limbs, has 126 bones.
Mostly the fact that it's made up of many separate bones.
there are 312 to be exact, but the most common largest ones there are only 40
The human adult vertebral column consists of 26 bones. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae, and 2 that are collections of fused bones, the sacrum and the coccyx. An infant may have 32, 33, or 34 spinal bones present at birth.
There are 120 bones in a chicken (206 in a human) and the breast bone is the largest bone. Though the types of bone are the same as in a human, there are fewer bones in the vertebral column and the ribcage, and the wrist/hand and ankle/foot bones are fewer and different in placement and length.There are 120 bones in a chicken (206 in a human) and the breast bone is the largest bone. Though the types of bone are the same as in a human, there are fewer bones in the vertebral column and the ribcage, and the wrist/hand and ankle/foot bones are fewer and different in placement and length.
The human vertebral column is made up of 33 bones:7 cervical vertebra12 thoracic vertebra5 lumbar vertebra5 fused sacral vertebra4 fused coccygeal vertebra
In human anatomy, the vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column usually consisting of 24 articulating vertebrae.