Exam 1-Spinal Column Measurements

Question 1

What is the length of a typical male spinal column?

Answer 1

about 70 centimeters or 28 inches

Question 2

What is the length of a typical female spinal column?

Answer 2

about 60 centimeters or 25 inches

Question 3

What is the length difference between a typical male and typical female spinal column?

Answer 3

about 3 inches

Question 4

What is the length of the male cervical region (both measurements)?

Answer 4

about 12 centimeters or 5inches

Question 5

What is the length of the male thoracic region (both measurements)?

Answer 5

about 28 centimeters or 11 inches

Question 6

What is the length of the male lumbar region (both measurements)?

Answer 6

about 18 centimeters or 7 inches

Question 7

What is the length of the male sacrum (both measurements)?

Answer 7

about 12 centimetersor 5 inches

Question 8

Based on the numbers for both individual regions of the vertebral column, what is the length of the male spine (both measurements)?

Answer 8

about 58 centimeters or 23 inches