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Author: Frederic H. Martini, Robert B. Tallitsch
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Chapter 6, Problem 3RC
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The result of shifting of the weight of trunk over the legs when the secondary curves of the vertebral column develop.
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The vertebral column is not a straight and rigid structure. It has curves in different regions. The spinal curves are a cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and pelvic curve. The development of spinal curve starts from the fetal stage and completes when an individual becomes an adult.
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