Chapter 8.5, Problem 12WDL

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The vertebrae and their number that are located in the “small” of the back.

Concept introduction:

The axial skeleton forms the central axis of the body and consists of the skull, rib cage (thoracic cage), and vertebral column. The vertebral column consists of $26$ bones. These bones include sacrum $(1)$, coccyx $(1)$, lumbar vertebrae $(5)$, thoracic vertebrae $(7)$, and cervical vertebrae $(12)$.