Vertebrae
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Used for
cervical vertebrae, coccygeal vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, sacral vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae
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Broader Terms
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- The body of these four vertebrae is small, and broader from side to side than from front to back.
- The base of each transverse process in most vertebrae is just off of the main body of the vertebra, located instead at the pedicle.
- A typical vertebrae is shown here.
- Types of Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Occulta (hidden form) Spina Bifida Cystica (cyst-like) The outer part of the vertebrae is split.
- The thoracic spine is made up of the 12 vertebrae in the upper back, and each thoracic vertebrae is attached to a rib.
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