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Vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are the individual bones that make up the vertebral column (aka spine), is a flexuous and flexible column.There are thirty-three (33) vertebrae in humans, including the five that are fused to form the sacrum and the four coccygeal bones.The upper three regions comprise the remaining 24, and are grouped under the names cervical (7 vertebrae), thoracic (12 vertebrae) and lumbar (5 vertebrae), according to the regions they occupy. ...
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Any one of the thirty-three bony segments of the spinal column.
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the cylindrical bones that comprise the spinal column
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The bones that form the backbone of higher animals such as fish and mammals.
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the individual bones of the spine, the sizes and shapes of which correspond to functional needs and location
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