Flashcards in General Characteristics Deck (17):
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What is the number of vertebrae in a typical adolescent?
33 segments
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What is the number of vertebrae in a typical adult?
26 segments
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What is the number of vertebrae in the typical spine?
24 segments
4
What constitutes the spine?
the 24 presacral segments; the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae
5
How many segments unite to form the typical sacrum?
5 segments
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How many segments nite to form the typical coccyx?
4 segments
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Which mammals do not have 7 cervical vertebrae?
2 toed sloth, manatee, ant bear, 3 toed sloth
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Which mammals have more than seven cervical vertebrae?
Ant bear, 3 toed sloth
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Which mammals have less than 7 cervical vertebrae?
2 toed sloth, manatee"
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What is the term "Cervical" refer to?
the region of the neck
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What does the term "Thoracic" refer to?
Breast plate or chest, it referred to the armor bearing region of the torso
12
What other term is often used to identify the vertebral segments of the chest?
The dorsal segments; the dorsals
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What is the typical number of segments in the dorsal or thoracic region?
12 segments
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What does the term "Lumbar" refer to?
Loin, the region between the rib and hip
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What is the typical number of segments in the lumbar region?
5 segments
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What does the term "Sacrum" refer to?
The holy bone or holy region
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