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Transitional vertebra - A vertebra that takes on the characteristic of the vertebra on either side of it.

· Example a cervical vertebra with a rib attached

Spina Bifida -A posterior defect of the spinal canal resulting from failure of the posterior elements to fuse properly

Osteopetrosis "Marble Bone"- There in an increase in bone resorption

Osteogenesis imperfecta - "Brittle Bone Disease"

· The skeleton does not ossify properly.

· Often characterized by a blue coloration of the white sclera of the eye

Acondroplasia - Failure of cartilage that becomes bone to form properly. Causes dwarfism

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