There are...7 Cervical, 12 Thoracic, 5 Lumbar, 5 Sacral (fused together to make the Sacrum), and 4 Caudal also fused together to form the Coccyx, or tailbone.
The vertebra. The spine is made up of a chain of lots of smaller bones, each one of which is called a vertebra- collectively, they are known as the VERTEBRAE. The small flanges sticking out on either side of each vertebra are called PROCESSES.
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. It is fused with the Axis vertebra. Axis being the second vertebra.
The Latin name for the top set of vertebrae is "atlas" (C1) and "axis" (C2).
In humans? 33.
Cervical 1 vertebrae
The name of the second vertebrae is called the axis.
We would not be able to bend our backs.
dorsal
The first Cervicalvertebrae..............Neck...........................Altis
Vertebral column, or vertebra.
The name of the C 1 vertebra is the Atlas.
There are 5 different portions of the vertebra starting from top to bottom: 7 Cervical Vertebra 12 Thoracic Vertebra 5 Lumbar Vertebra 5 Sacral Vertebra 4 Coccygeal Vertebra
The name of the second vertebrae is called the axis.
The vertebra. The spine is made up of a chain of lots of smaller bones, each one of which is called a vertebra- collectively, they are known as the VERTEBRAE. The small flanges sticking out on either side of each vertebra are called PROCESSES.
The vertebra. The spine is made up of a chain of lots of smaller bones, each one of which is called a vertebra- collectively, they are known as the VERTEBRAE. The small flanges sticking out on either side of each vertebra are called PROCESSES.