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Posts Tagged ‘coccyx’

Spine and Vertebrae – What Do Those Letters and Numbers Mean?

March 18th, 2022 by Lauren

Our spine is made up of individual bones called vertebrae. Each vertebra is identified by a letter and number combination. But what do they mean? What does the Letter in the Vertebra Name Mean? The letter indicates in which section of the spine the bone can be found. C stands for the cervical section, from […]

Spine Anatomy Part 5 – The Sacrum and Coccyx

July 10th, 2018 by Lauren

The areas of the sacrum and coccyx are the focus for this article on the spinal anatomy. In our series on the anatomy of the spine we started at the top, focusing on the cervical, thoracic and then lumbar region of the spine. Directly below the last lumbar vertebrae, L5, is the sacrum and coccyx. […]

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