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vertebral column
extends from skull to pelvis, forms the body's major axial support
intervertebral discs
separates vertebrae by pads of fibrocartilage that cushions vertebrae and absorb shocks
cervical vertebrae
7 vertebrae (C1-C7)
atlas
C1; lacks a body
axis
C2
thoracic vertebrae
12 (T1-T12); all articulate with the ribs
lumbar vertebrae
5 (L1-L5)
intervertebral foramina
openings providing for exit of spinal nerves between adjacent vertebrae
sacrum
composite bone formed from fusion of 5 vertebrae
median sacral crest
posterior midline; fused spinous processes of sacral vertebrae
alae
winglike; formed by fusion of the transverse processes and articulate laterally with hip bones
coccyx
tailbone; formed from fused 3-5 small irregularly shaped vertebrates
The coccyx is attached to the sacrum by..?
ligaments