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| part of the vertebra that is the front circular part |
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| the vertebrae are considered to be this type of bone |
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| the holes in the vertebra |
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| the center spike in the back of the vertebra |
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| the spikes on the sides of the back of the vertebra |
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| the hole that you can see only when you put 2 vertebrae together |
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| joins the spinous and transverse process of the vertebra |
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| joins the transverse process and the body |
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| superior articulating process |
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| the mini spike on top of the vertebra |
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| the 7 vertebrae in the neck area |
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| only vertebrae with three holes |
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| distinctive characteristic of the cervical vertebrae |
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| the top vertebra (cervical) that holds the head |
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| it has two lateral flat, smooth parts on top |
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| distinctive characteristic of the atlas |
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| the 2nd vertebra contains the dens (ondontoid process) that allows your head to turn (pivot joint)--it sticks up |
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| the part of the axis that sticks up and allows your head to turn (pivot joint) |
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| the second set of vertebrae that contains 12 vertebrae |
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| the spinois process points down |
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| distinctive characteristic of a thoracic vertebra |
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| the lowest set of 5 vertebrae |
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| the spinous process points out--thick, big body |
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| distinctive characteristic of a lumbar vertebra |
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| above the tail bone and below the lumbar vertebrae that consists of 5 fused vertebrae |
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| coccyx (coccygeal vertebra) |
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| the most inferior part of the spinal column below the sacrum that can have between 3-5 fused vertebrae |
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