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Results 1 - 10 of 45 for Vertebra
  1. These are the five vertebra of the lower back. The last vertebra (on the upper left of the picture) attaches to the sacrum, and the ...
  2. These are twelve vertebra of the mid back. The last vertebra (on the left side of the picture) attaches to the lumbar (lower) spine, and the top vertebra (on the right) attaches ...
  3. ... seven bones of the neck, called the cervical vertebra. The top bone, seen on the right of ... upon which the head and atlas rotate. The vertebra are numbered from one to seven from the ...
  4. ... of the screen, a clear outline of the spine and ribs is visible. The cross hair is between two ribs just above the spine.
  5. The spine is divided into several sections. The cervical vertebrae make up the neck. The thoracic vertebrae comprise the ...
  6. The spine is surrounded by many muscles and ligaments which give it great strength and flexibility. If these muscles ...
  7. The spine weakens with age, becoming more curved and more fragile.
  8. Images ... The organs of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) are covered by 3 connective tissue layers collectively called ...
  9. Images ... The spinal cord and its peripheral nerves are protected by the vertebral column, a stack of bones which surround and provide ...
  10. Cervical spine disease is usually caused by herniated intervertebral discs, abnormal growth of bony processes on the vertebral bodies ( ...
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