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Q. Human vertebral column consists of $33$ vertebrae and ________ bones

BHUBHU 2012Locomotion and Movement

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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.