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The vertebra go down the back, from the cranium (skull) to the tailbone. Vertebra make little cage-like boxes stacked on top of each other with a hole through the 'box' from top to bottom. The vertebra protects the spinal cord. In between each 'box' that vertebra make is a disk of spongey material to absorb the jarring of normal daily activities. Because the vertebra have the disk material and is not one long bone, we can bend forward, backward, to both sides.
You may have heard about disk herniation. That's when the disk material has completely leaked out of the space, leaving one vertebra sitting right on top of the next without any cushion. That can irritate the spinal cord, cause muscle spasms, and cause unbearable pain. It also makes it harder to move, twist, bend, etc.
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Which area of the spine has the most vertebrae?
The thoracic spine has the most vertebrae - twelve.
What are the bony parts of spine called?
The bony segments of the spine is the vertebrae.
2 The Thoracic vertebrae is inferior to the lumbar vertebrae?
the thoracic spine is above the lumbar spine which means ALL thoracic vertebrae are superior to the lumbar vertebrae.
What are the individual bones of the spine called?
the individual bones of the spine are called "Vertebrae"
What happened to the vertebrae at the end of the spine?
The vertebrae at the end of the spine are fused to form the coccyx (tailbone).
What are the ring shaped bones that are parts of the spine?
The 33 ring-shaped bones of the spine are called the vertebrae.
What is the name of the spine in the neck?
At the very top of the spine are the atlas and axis vertebrae. Beneath them are the cervical vertebrae of the neck, which connect to the dorsal vertebrae of the back. Next are the lumbar vertebrae near the base of the spine, which terminate at the sacrum and coccyx.
Why do snakes have 500 vertebrae?
vertebrae are the bones that make up the spine snakes are very long so have a long spine and thus a lot of vertebrae
Where are the vertebrae in a human body?
The spine is made up of vertebrae.
Where is your vertebra located?
Your "vertebrae" is any of the segments of bone that make up the spine; therefore your vertebrae is located with your spine.
The bone that run down your back?
The bones in your back are called vertebrae but all of them together are called the spine, the neck is cervical, mid-spine is thoracic and the lower spine is the lumbar.
What are the divisions of the back and their abbreviations?
I'm assuming you mean the spine - The highest 7 vertebrae make up the cervical spine (or C spine) = the neck The next 12 vertebrae (where your ribs attach) make up the thoracic spine (or T spine) - this can also be referred to as the dorsal spine The next 5 vertebrae down make up the lumbar spine (or L spine) = the lower back And the sacrum is the very bottom of the spine made of 5 fused vertebrae.
