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What structures do the vertebral column and thoracic cage protect?
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∙ 12y ago
Spinal cord for the vertebral column and heart, lungs, thymus and other small structures of the chest cavity for the rib cage
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What region of the vertebral column does this vertebra belong to?
thoracic vertebrae
What bones are in the vertebral column?
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccydial
What are the four parts of the vertebral column?
Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacral
What is the term for the exaggeration of the thoracic curve of the vertebral column s?
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What is the thoracic and pelvic curvatures of the vertebral column called?
Accommodation curves
What are the vertebral column bones in monkey?
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccydial
What sections of vertebral column curve posteriorly?
thoracic curvature and lumbar curvature
What are the regions of the vertebral column?
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
Where is the vertebral column with reference to the sternum?
The vertebral column (commonly called "Backbone") is located directly on the opposite side of the thoracic (chest) cavity relative too the sternum. In short... vertebral column is the backbone, in the back... the sternum is the front of the rib cage, in the front.
What is the role of the vertebral column?
Is to protect the spinal cord
What is the correct arrangement of the bones of a vertebral column starting from the brain to the legs?
The arrangement of the bones in the vertebral column start with the cervical spine. The cervical spine controls the head and neck. The next section of the vertebral column is the thoracic spine which controls the truck and mid back. The last vertebral column is the lumbar spine which is responsible for the legs.
What are the four major curvatures of the vertebral column and direction in which they curve?
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral curvature.
