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What segment of the vertebral column is the longest and which is the largest?
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What is the difference in the overall shape of a human vertebral column and a cat's?
In general, the human vertebral column has a soft S shape. The cat's vertebral column, on the other hand, is a soft C shape. That is to say, a cat's vertebral column curves once whereas the human's curves twice, in opposite directions.
What is the function of a fetal pig vertebral column?
The function of a fetal pig's vertebral column is to reinforce the vertebrate animal. It also keeps the fragile spinal cord protected.
How do vertebral columns of man and pig differ?
The vertebral column is composed of 51-56 bone, and the man has only 33 bones.
What is the primary function of the vertebral column?
The primary purpose of a vertebral column is to protect the group of nerves thus enclosed. Consider the fish, or most animals which have a horizontal column. This column also acts as an anchorage for muscles and tendons, thus facilitating movement of the organism. Only in a few animals, is the vertebral column approximately vertical, and in this attitude, it enhances the apparent height of the animal, thus offering the animal a superior height for vision.
What is the term for the exaggeration of the thoracic curve of the vertebral column s?
l
Which section of the vertebral column is the longest?
lumbar
Is coccyx a region?
Coccyx is the final segment of the ape vertebral column. That area is the coccygeal region.
What is the vertebral column to the skull?
The vertebral column is inferior to the skull.
What muscle is located on the sides of the vertebral column?
Erector spinae are the muscles that move the vertebral column.It is the largest muscle mass of the back, forming a prominent bulge on either side of the vertebral column.It is the chief extensor of the vertebral column. It is also important in controlling flexion, lateral flexion and rotation of the vertebral column and in maintaining the lumbar curve, because the main mass of the muslce is in the lumbar region.Consists of: iliocostalis, longissimus and spinalis.Erector spinae are the muscles that move the vertebral column.
Is the vertebral column posterior to the sternum?
the sternum is anterior to the vertebral column
Is the vertebral column is posterior to the sternum?
the sternum is anterior to the vertebral column
Where is the vertebral column located?
the vertebral column is located below your skull on your back.
Directioanl terms for vertebral column to trachea?
vertebral column is inferior to the tranchea
What are some afflictions of the vertebral column?
Some afflictions of the vertebral column are scoliosis, lordosis, and kyphosis. These all deal with a curvatures in different regions of the vertebral column.
Which vertebral column curve is formed when a child starts to walk?
Lumbar vertebral column
Do all vertebrates have vertebral column?
yes, all vertebrates and chordates have a vertebral column
Are the lumnae vertebre the most massive?
The lumbar vertebrae are the largest segments of the movable part of the vertebral column
