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The cervical region of the vertebral column consists of________.a. seven vertebraeb. 12 vertebraec. five vertebraed. a single bone derived from the fusion of fivevertebrae

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The cervical region of the vertebral column consists of
________.
a. seven vertebrae
b. 12 vertebrae
c. five vertebrae
d. a single bone derived from the fusion of five
vertebrae

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