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General Characteristics of the Spine

Human vertebral column

Human vertebral column

The vertebral column has 33 bones. Each color represents a section of the column.

This is a profile view of the spine with its four regions identified. These are called, from the top of the spine to its base, the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and pelvic regions.

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