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vertebral column
Question | Answer |
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contain foramina in the transverse processes | atlas, axis, cervical vertebrae |
have articular facets for the ribs on their bodies and tranverse prcesses | thoracic vertebrae |
bifid spinous process | cervical vertebrae |
a circle of bone, articulates superiorly with the occipital condyles | atlas |
shield-shaped composite bone; has alae | sacrum |
thickest bodies; short blunt spinous process | lumbar vertebrae |
beats a peg-shaped dens that acts as a pivot | axis |
fused rudimentary vertebrae; tailbone | coccyx |
are 5 in number; not fused | lumbar vertebrae |
are 12 in number; not fused | thoracic vertebrae |
no intervertebral disc between these two bones | atlas, axis |