Another name for spinal colomn
Vertebral Column
How many vertebrae are in your spinal column
26
Function on spinal colomn
Protect spinal cord
Support head and body
Structures of spinal colomn
Cervical vertebrae Thoracic Vertebrae Lumbar Vertebrae Sacrum Coccyx
Sacrum
Slightly curved, looks like upside down triangle
Coccyx
Tail bone, made of 4 small vertbrae
Lumbar
L1-L5 Largest and strongest bones in spine, form inward curve of spine
Thoracic
T1-T12 Form outward curve of spine where all ribs attach posteriorly
Cervical
C1-C7 Forms the neck
Spell the word that means tailbone
C-o-c-c-y-x