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The vertebral column is composed of a series of separate vertebrae connected in such a way as to form four spinal curves. Name the four spinal curves, and give the number of vertebrae in each.
 
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Centimeter is 100 steps or degrees.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The cervical curve consists of the first 7 vertebrae, the thoracic curve consists of the next 12 vertebrae, the lumbar curve consists of the next 5 vertebrae, and the sacral curve consists of 2 bones, the sacrum and the coccyx.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE
Explanation: A centimeter is one-hundredth of a meter.


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