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The bones of the spine are called vertebrae. There are 33 total vertebrae in 5 regions.The regions are:

  • cervical (7 bones)
  • thoracic (12 bones)
  • lumbar (5 bones)
  • sacral (5 fused bones)
  • coccygeal (4 fused bones)
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