Body of the vertebra. It is fused with the Axis vertebra. Axis being the second vertebra.
There are...7 Cervical, 12 Thoracic, 5 Lumbar, 5 Sacral (fused together to make the Sacrum), and 4 Caudal also fused together to form the Coccyx, or tailbone.
The fifth lumbar vertebra articulates with the first fused sacral vertebra of the pelvic girdle.
24 There are typically 7 neck vertebrae, 12 thoracic and 5 lumbar vertebrae. A few percent of folks have one more or one less due to fusion or a lumbar vertebra with the Sacrum or non union of the normally fused 5 sacral segments. Others have fused vertebra elsewhere in the spine.
Some vertebra are fused together with stainless steel clamps and screws through a surgical procedure ; your orthopedic surgeon will have the best advice as to how specific vertebra are repaired .
The vertebrae is located at the top of your body and ends at your lower back.
in the chest area and contains 12 vertebra
The anatomy books show what are normally seen, five vertebra... There are many variants in anatomy, and someone with four lumbar vertebras isn't abnormal, just someone who is a little different, but still normal. You might have something we call a "transitional" vertebra, such as an extra thoracic vertebra merged into a lumbar, or maybe a lumbar vertebra fused with a sacral vertebra... Still normal...
There are 5 different portions of the vertebra starting from top to bottom: 7 Cervical Vertebra 12 Thoracic Vertebra 5 Lumbar Vertebra 5 Sacral Vertebra 4 Coccygeal Vertebra
lower back?
There are 12 thoracic vertebrae
The spine (specifically L5, the 5th lumbar vertebra). The pelvis also attaches to the sacrum but I think that joint is fused.