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| Column of bone and cartilage that extends from the base of the skull to the pelvis. Encloses and protects the spinal cord and supports the trunk of the body and head |
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| How many total vertebrae are there? |
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| what are the names of the vertebrae and how many in each section? |
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7 cervical vertebrae
12 thoracic vertebrae
5 Lumbar vertebrae
5 sacral vertebrae
4 coccygeal vertebrae |
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| what is the function of the cervical vertebrae? |
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| supports the weight of the head and allows movement |
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| what are the function of the thoracic vertebrae? |
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| protects organs within the chest by connecting the rib cage |
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| what are the function of lumbar vertebrae? |
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| bears the weight of the body |
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| what are the function of the sacral vertebrae? |
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| protect pelvic organs and serve as an attachment for iliac bones |
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| what are the funcion of coccygeal vertebrae |
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| the bone of the upper arm which fits into a shallow socket of the scapula to form the shoulder joint and connects to the lower arm at the elbow |
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| Longer of the two lower arm bones and is the inner bone when palm up |
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| shorter of the two lower arm bones and is located on the thumb side |
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| joins at the top of the sternum connecting to the scapula and functions to support the arm and transmit force to the central skeleton |
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| flat triangular bone that lies over the back of the upper rib cage and serves as an attachment for some of the muscles and tendons of the arm, neck, chest and bcak aiding in movement of the arm/shoulder |
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| thigh bone and is the longest bone in the body. the upper end fits into the pelvis while the lower end joins the tibia to form the knee joint |
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| The outer and thinner of the two lower leg bones and functions simply as an attachment for muscles |
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| The inner and thicker of the two lower leg bones. The upper end joins to the femur and the lower end forms part of the ankle joint |
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| lies in the middle posterior of the hip and connects the illium on either side |
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| Largest and uppermost bone with a wide flattened plate with a long curved edge called the iliac crest |
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| The upper end of the femur that is rounded into a head and fits into a socket in the pelvis to form the hip joint |
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| Extends from the head to the femur and provides a wide range of movement but is a point of weakness and a common site of fracture |
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