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Vertebral Column

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How many bones are in the vertebral column   33  
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33 bones in vertebral column   7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacrum, 4 coccyx  
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Function: protect spinal cord   vertebral column  
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C1 – allows us to nod “yes”   atlas  
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cervical bone that has no body present   atlas  
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C2 – allows us to nod “no”   axis  
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Which cervical bone is the “dens” present?   axis  
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Smallest, spinous process is forked (2) vertebral foramen is triangular   cervical vertebra  
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Shaped like a giraffe head   thoracic vertebra  
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Has heart shaped body, vertebral foramen is round, spinous process is long, and downward pointing   thoracic vertebra  
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Shaped like a moose head   lumbar vertebra  
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Massive and block-like with short block-like spinous process   lumbar vertebra  
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Spinal cord stops around what vertebra?   L1 or L2  
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