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Which intervertebral disc is the largest?
The largest intervertebral disc is typically found between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in the lower back. This disc is known as the L4-L5 disc and tends to be larger due to the increased weight-bearing and range of motion demands placed on the lower back.
What is the name for the bones of the lower back?
The vertebrae in the lower back are called the Lumbar vertebrae. They are L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5.
What is the largest and unfused vertebrae?
The largest unfused vertebrae is your Lumbar, located in your lower back.
Where is L3 L4 level in the spine area?
At the level of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae, in the small of the back.
Which procedure uses contrast dye injected into the subarachnoid space at the level of the L3 and L4 vertebrae?
myelography
Where is l2-3 located in the back?
The L2-L3 vertebrae are located in the lower back, specifically in the lumbar region. They are the second and third vertebrae from the top of the lumbar spine, just below the L1-L2 vertebrae and above the L3-L4 vertebrae.
Why are the five lumbar vertebrae of the 33 spinal vertebrae the largest?
The lumbar vertebrae are the largest because they need to be able to support more weight.
What does diffuse disc bulge at L4-L5 causing mild narrowing of bilateral foramina indicative of?
What the radiology report indicates is that you've got a herniated disk at the L4/5 vertebrae, which is pressing forward into the spinal cord passageway. The foramen is the narrow passage in the vertebrae where the spinal cord runs through.
Where is a vertebra located in the human body?
L5 is the largest vertebrae. Although the body of L4 looks larger, the increased height of L5 makes it larger overall. Found this info from "The Anatomy and Biology of the Human Skeleton" by D Gentry Steele and Claud Bramblett
Which vertebrae are the largest?
The Blue Whale is the largest vertebrate animal.
Name the lower back vertebrae?
lumbar: L1,L2,L3,L4,L5 sacrum coccyx
The backbone of a mammal is made up of individual bones called?
Vertebrae
