vértebra

vértebra

A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral (fused into one-sacrum bone) and 4 coccygeal (fused into one-coccyx or tail bone).

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