Vertebras are the block-like bones that make up your spine, and fracture is another word for a break or a crack. So it's a crack or a break to your backbone, which is fairly serious stuff.
He was practising for a concert when he fractured a vertebra in his neck
A 'Vertebra' is one bone in a spine. 'Vertebrae' (ver-tuh-bray) is a word for more than one vertebra, as in, "There are 12 vertebrae in the thoracic part of the spine." Or, "His second cervical vertebra was fractured".
Yes. It does involve damage to the anterior longitudinal ligament. At times axis vertebra gets fractured in such injury.
Cervical vertebra
A kangaroo is a vertebra.
The seventh cervical vertebra is called as vertebra prominens. This vertebra has the long and prominent spine. This spine can be felt at the joint of the neck and thorax.
The c5 vertebra is located in the lower part of the neck, just below the c4 vertebra. The c4 vertebra is slightly higher up in the neck compared to the c5 vertebra.
Body (of the vertebra)
There are 5 lumbar vertebra
False. Spinal cord is not there at this level. There is a structure called as cauda equina. It is like the tail of the horse.
Body of the vertebra. It is fused with the Axis vertebra. Axis being the second vertebra.
He fractured his wrist. The window fractured when the ball hit.