General Characteristics of VB column

Question 0

What is the number of vertebrae in a typical adult

Answer 0

26 segments

Question 1

What is the number of vertebrea in a typical adolescent?

Answer 1

33 segments

Question 2

What constitutes the spine ?

Answer 2

the 24 pre-sacral segments (cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae)

Question 3

Which mammals have MORE than seven cervical vertebrae?

Answer 3

the ant bear and three toed sloth

Question 4

What mammals have LESS than seven cervical vertebrae?

Answer 4

the manatee and two toes sloth

Question 5

What does the term “cervical” refer to?

Answer 5

the region of the neck

Question 6

What does the term “thoracic” refer to?

Answer 6

breast plate or chest; it referred to the armor bearing region of the torso

Question 7

What other term is often used to identify the vertebral segments of the chest?

Answer 7

the dorsal segments; the dorsals

Question 8

What does the term “lumbar” refer to?

Answer 8

the loin; the region between rib and the hip

Question 9

What does the term “sacrum” refer to?

Answer 9

the holy bone or holy region

Question 10

What does the term “coccyx” refer to?

Answer 10

a cuckoo birds bill or cuckoo birds beak