The total number of vertebrae in man is

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A

Cervical = 8; Thoracic = 12; Lumbar = 4; Sacrum = (1) 5; Coccyx = (1) 4
Total No. of bones 33
B

Cervical = 6; Thoracic = 12; Lumbar = 5; Sacrum = (1) 4; Coccyx = (1) 4
Total No. of bones 31
C

Cervical = 6; Thoracic = 12; Lumbar = 5; Sacrum = (1) 5; Coccyx = (1) 4
Total No. of bones 32
D

Cervical = 7; Thoracic = 12; Lumbar = 5; Sacrum = (1) 5; Coccyx = (1) 4
Total No. of bones 33

Solution

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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