Vertebral Column Anatomy: Bones, Regions, Curvatures (Kyphotic, Lordotic)

Vertebral column anatomy: The vertebral column consists of 33 bones in youth, which later fuse into 26 bones total. The vertebral column can be divided into five main regions:

-The cervical region, which consists of 7 cervical vertebrae (C1-C7)
-The thoracic region, which consists of 12 thoracic vertebrae (T1-T12)
-The lumbar region, which consists of 5 lumbar vertebrae (L1-L5)
-The sacrum
-The coccyx

There are four major curvatures in the vertebral column: two primary curvatures (kyphotic), and two secondary curvature (lordotic).

There are 23 intervertebral discs in the vertebral column, which separate, anchor, and cushion each adjacent vertebra. These pads of fibrocartilage consist of a nucleus pulposus, as well as the annulus fibrosus.

Popular Playlists:

[RegisteredNurseRN]

Hey, everyone! Thanks for watching. Don't forget:

[ho_lli]

My teacher taught in remembering how many vertebrae in each section= you eat breakfast at 7, lunch at 12, and dinner at 5

[kenahlifts]

Cereals at 7 am (Cervical)
Tacos for for lunch at 12 (Thoracic)
Lasagna at 5pm (Lumbar)

[annjanney]

Thank you for all of these anatomy videos. I am returning to college with a desire to pursue Respiratory Therapy, and am so thankful for these helpful mnemonic and word tricks to help retain the information from my A&P class!

[autumnrose]

Enjoyed the video. Does Ben have his own channel?

[sirineal-khatib]

im done from my first lesson anatomy and thanks to this channel

[rudolphsinclair]

Nicely explained better than the doctors explanation

[mhafeezhafeez]

Thank you so much for sharing this video.

[solomonapati]

Dat part In my body like spine it's really hurt so why pls gona hurt

[rootsm]

Anyone else going to YouTube university because their professors are useless?