The total number of vertebrae in man is

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Cervical = 8; Thoracic = 12; Lumbar = 4; Sacrum = (1) 5; Coccyx = (1) 4

Total No. of bones 33

Cervical = 6; Thoracic = 12; Lumbar = 5; Sacrum = (1) 4; Coccyx = (1) 4

Total No. of bones 31

Cervical = 6; Thoracic = 12; Lumbar = 5; Sacrum = (1) 5; Coccyx = (1) 4

Total No. of bones 32

Cervical = 7; Thoracic = 12; Lumbar = 5; Sacrum = (1) 5; Coccyx = (1) 4

Total No. of bones 33

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Our vertebral column is formed by 26 serially arranged units called vertebrae and is dorsally placed. The vertebral column is differentiated into cervical (7), thoracic (12), lumbar (5), sacral (1-fused) and coccygeal (1-fused) regions starting from the skull. It is totalled to 33 if the sacral and coccygeal bones are counted as 4 and 5 respectively.

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