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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.


Were is scoliosis located in the spine?

Scoliosis is a condition characterized by an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. It can occur at any level of the spine, including the cervical (neck), thoracic (upper back), and lumbar (lower back) regions. The most common location for scoliosis is the thoracic spine, which is the upper and middle part of the back.


3 main divisions of the spine are called what?

lumbar, thoracic and sacral


Which area of the spine has the most vertebrae?

The thoracic spine has the most vertebrae - twelve.


Which part of the spine is the thoracic spine?

There are three parts of the spine, the cervical, thoracic and lumbar. Each vertebrae is listed by its number. For example the first 7 vertebrae (from the top) are listed as C1-C7 meaning C for cervical. The thoracic vertebrae starts after C7, the 8th vertebrae is T1-T12, so there is 12 individual vertebraes in the thoracic spine. After the thoracic, is the lumbar which have 5 individual vertebrae, L1-L5.


How many segment make up the spine?

cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral.


Does scoliosis have a curve in it?

Scoliosis is curvature of the spine, either cervical, thoracic and lumbar


Burst fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine icd-9 codes?

805.2 and 805.4


Each part of the spine?

The cervical bones (1-5) run from the base of the skull to the bottom of the neck, roughly. The thoracic vertebrae (1-12) run from the end of the cervical spine to the lumbar spine. The lumbar vertebrae (1-5) run from the end of the thoracic spine to the tailbone.


What are the three sections of the backbone?

The normal anatomy of the spine is usually described by dividing up the spine into 3 major sections: the cervical, the thoracic, and the lumbar spine. (Below the lumbar spine is a bone called the sacrum, which is part of the pelvis). Each section is made up of individual bones called vertebrae. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, and 5 lumbar vertebrae.Anatomy of the Spine


How many lumbar vertebrae are there in a normal adult?

There are typically five lumbar vertebrae in a normal adult human spine. The lumbar vertebrae are located in the lower part of the spine, below the thoracic vertebrae and above the sacrum.


How many spinal curves are there?

There are four curves in the spine. They are the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar and Pelvic curves.