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The vertebrae is located at the top of your body and ends at your lower back.
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How many vertebras for the body?
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
What is the weight bearing part of the vertebra called?
The body or centrum of the vertebra bears the most weight
What is L5-S1 is rudimentary?
This means that the lumbar vertebra #5 (the last one) is very small and not completely developed. S1 is the first sacral and is the same. The sacrum is composted of 5 fused vertebra. This may have produced some weakness in muscle movement or skin sensation.
What is a vertebrae better known as?
a vertebra is more closely defined according to what part of the spine it's in. It may be cervical (neck), thoracic (chest), lumbar (abdomen), or sacral (hips).
A vertebra is classified as aan bone?
Yes it's a bone. What else could it possibly be? There are about 33 during early development, and 26 by adulthood. Vertebrae in the sacral and coccygeal region fuse together.
How many vertebras for the body?
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
What does L5-S1 stand for?
5th lumber vertebrae and first sacral vertebra.
What is at the inferior end of the sacrum?
The projecting anterior edge of the body of the first sacral vertebra is called the sacral promontory etc
Which vertebrae forms a joint with the hip bone?
The fifth lumbar vertebra articulates with the first fused sacral vertebra of the pelvic girdle.
What are the vertebra types?
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal.
Can sarcoidosis of the vertebrae cause tailbone pain?
Yes, if the vertebra is in the lumbar region or the sacral region.
What is the weight bearing part of the vertebra called?
The body or centrum of the vertebra bears the most weight
Only four lumbar vertebrae exist in you?
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...
Does a dolphin have 34 bones?
Bottle nosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have 60-65 total vertebra (7 cervical vertebra, 13 thorasic, 14 lumbar, 0 sacral, and 26 caudal) in their spinal column. The first two vertebra (axis and atlas) are fussed.
What is L5-S1 is rudimentary?
This means that the lumbar vertebra #5 (the last one) is very small and not completely developed. S1 is the first sacral and is the same. The sacrum is composted of 5 fused vertebra. This may have produced some weakness in muscle movement or skin sensation.
What is a vertebrae better known as?
a vertebra is more closely defined according to what part of the spine it's in. It may be cervical (neck), thoracic (chest), lumbar (abdomen), or sacral (hips).
What causes an Posterior annular tear of L5-S1?
A posterior annular tear is a tear in the ligament fibers that cover the inner core of a disc. The discs separate each vertebra in your spine. A posterior annular tear in the L5-S1 discs indicates the location in which these tears occur. L5 is the fifth and lowest of the lumbar vertebra and the S1 is the first and highest sacral vertebra.
