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Human vertebral column consists of 33 vertebrae and ____________bones.

A

33

B

26

C

27

D

29

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B
Theoretically, human vertebral column consists of 33 vertebrae -7 cervical, 12 thoracic 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 4 coccygeal. However, it consists of 26 bones as five sacral vertebrae fuse to form one sacrum and four coccygeal vertebrae fuse to form one coccyx.
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  • Human vertebral column has

    A
    Four curves
    B
    No curves
    C
    Three curves
    D
    Two curves.

  • Human vertebra is

    A
    Procoelous
    B
    Amphicoelous
    C
    Acoelous
    D
    Heterocoelous.

  • Human vertebral formula is

    A
    `C_(4)T_(8)L_(4)S_(8)C_(8)`
    B
    `C_(7)T_(8)L_(5)S_(6)C_(7)`
    C
    `C_(7)T_(12)L_(5)S_(4)C_(5)`
    D
    `C_(7)T_(12)L_(5)S_(5)C_(4)`.

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