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vertebrae are the bones that make up the spine snakes are very long so have a long spine and thus a lot of vertebrae
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What is a zygantrum?
A zygantrum is a cavity on the vertebrae of snakes and some lizards which helps fit a pivot joint called a zygosphene inside each vertebra.
Most stress bearing vertebrae?
The lower lumbar vertebrae are the most stress bearing vertebrae.
Are the first two vertebrae the only ones with names?
Vertebrae are categorized by where they are located. The top 7 are called cervical vertebrae (neck), the next 12 are thoracic vertebrae (chest), and the last 5 are lumbar vertebrae (back).
Where is the T3 Vertebrae located?
The T10 vertebrae is located in the middle of the back.
Where is the invertebrate in the human body?
Assuming you mean vertebrae; The human spine is made up of 33 vertebrae (Sungular: vertebra.) There are four sections of vertebrae. The cervical vertebrae is is made up of 7 vertebrae and makes up the neck. The thoracic vertebrae makes up the upper back and contains 12 vertebrae. the lumbar vertebrae area makes up the lower back between the thoracic vetrtabrae and the sacral curve, made up of 5 vertebrae. Lastly, The tailbone area is below the lumbar section and called the sacral curve. 5 vertebrae make up the sacrum and 4 are fused to make the tailbone. All vertebrae but the sacral curve section are separated by invertebral discs.
Do rattlesnakes have ribs?
Snakes can have between 130-500 vertebrae, with ribsattached to each one.
How many vertebrae do some snakes have?
None
What is the difference between a humans vertebrae and a snakes?
Human beings have a vertebral column of which the snakes do not have.
How many bones in a snakes backbone?
Snakes have at least 200 vertebrae and in so species more that 400.
What animal is a vertebrae and cold blooded?
Snakes and lizards fall into those conditions.
Is a snakes habitat different from a lizards habitat?
Yes, a rattlesnake is a vertebrae. A vertebrae is an animal with a backbone. The rattlesnake definitely has a backbone. If an animal does not have a backbone it is an invertebrate.
How much ribs does a snake have?
Snakes have between 100-400 vertebrae with as many ribs attached
Does a snake have vertebrates?
Yes, snakes are vertebrates, so they have vertabrae. (Vertebrae is more than one vertebra.)
What animal has the most backbones?
Longest as in sheer length, or longest as in number of vertebrae? Many snakes have over 200 individual vertebrae. That would probably go to Blue Whales. They are between 80 and 100 feet long but have far fewer vertebrae.
What is a zygosphene?
A zygosphene is a median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebrae of most snakes and some lizards.
Does a snake have 300 back bones?
It depends on the species. A snake can have between 200 and 500 vertebrae.
Do reptiles have vertabres?
Yes, reptile have vertebrae. Snakes have especially distinctive vertebrae as they are the only animal to have a zygosphene and zygantrum, to keep the adjacent vertebrae from twisting. Turtles are also distinctive as most are fused to the carapace.
