Definitions

1. Lumbar vertebrae are the largest, and they carry most of your body's weight.
2. The lumbar vertebrae are the five vertebrae which are below the thoracic vertebrae and above the fused vertebrae of the sacrum.
3. The lumbar vertebrae are the 5 largest and strongest of all vertebrae in the spine. (Web site)
4. The lumbar vertebrae are situated between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacral vertebrae in the spinal column.
5. The lumbar vertebrae are the remaining vertebrae below the last thoracic bone and the top of the sacrum. (Web site)

Thoracolumbar

1. A thoracolumbar (thor-ah-ko-LUM-bar) fracture is a break in one or more of your thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.

Lower Vertebrae

1. Most of the trunk of the body’s weight puts pressure on the lower vertebrae, the lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Third Lumbar Vertebra

1. In addition, the transverse processes of the third lumbar vertebra are the longest among all the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Lateral View

1. Lateral view of lumbar vertebrae of human, macaque monkey and Proconsul africanus. (Web site)

Five Fused Vertebrae

1. Under the lumbar vertebrae, we find the sacrum, a triangular shaped bone made up of five fused vertebrae. (Web site)

Fifth Lumbar Vertebrae

1. The spine of the fifth lumbar vertebrae is the least, substantial and its extremity is more. (Web site)

Fourth Lumbar Vertebrae

1. The retroaortic lymph nodes (or postaortic lymph nodes) are placed below the cisterna chyli, on the bodies of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.

Sites

1. These sites include the lumbar vertebrae, which are in the lower region of your spine, and the narrow neck of your femur bone adjoining the hip. (Web site)

Lower

1. They are horizontal in the upper three lumbar vertebrae and incline a little upward in the lower two. (Web site)
2. The transverse processes are long, slender, and horizontal in the upper three lumbar vertebrae; they incline a little upward in the lower two.

Present

1. It occurs inconsistently and when present is located posterior to the aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Symptoms

1. Pathologic, traumatic or osteoporotic compression fractures of lumbar vertebrae also may present with symptoms of cauda equina impingement. (Web site)

Area

1. The area where the lumbar vertebrae connect with the sacral vertebrae is called the Lumbar-Sacral Junction. (Web site)

Side

1. The fixation system of the present invention uses two lumbar rods placed on each side of the spine adjacent to the lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)
2. The drawing below is a lateral (side) view of a segment of three lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Curvature

1. It thus follows the curvature of the lumbar vertebrae, that is, convex anteriorly. (Web site)

Large

1. Despite the fact that the intervertebral foramen are also large, nerve compression is common within the lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Dorsal

1. Soc.' volume 2 page 28) on the difference between dorsal and lumbar vertebrae depending only on the development of the ribs.

Size

1. In the eleventh thoracic vertebrae the body approaches in its form and size to that of the lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Weight

1. Lumbar vertebrae These are very heavily built, as they must support more weight from above them.
2. Because of all the weight, herniated discs are common in the lower lumbar vertebrae, such as the two lumbar discs that are located at and below the waist. (Web site)

Strongest

1. Therefore, the traction stress borne by both of its transverse processes are the strongest among the lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Humans

1. The number and size of the lumbar vertebrae in humans is different than in apes. (Web site)
2. In humans the diaphragm is attached to the lumbar vertebrae, the lower ribs, and the sternum or breastbone. (Web site)
3. In humans, the lumbar vertebrae are much larger than those seen in the great apes. (Web site)

Bodies

1. Any of the muscular origins of the diaphragm from the bodies of the upper lumbar vertebrae that pass the aorta upward to the central tendon. (Web site)
2. Tuberculosis leaves characteristic traces on the ribs and tends to destroy the bodies of the lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)
3. Lumbar vertebrae also contain small extra bony processes on their bodies that serve as sites of attachment for back muscles. (Web site)

Humerus

1. The compression and three-point bending tests were applied to determine mechanical properties of lumbar vertebrae and humerus, respectively. (Web site)

Five Vertebrae

1. It is usually made up of five vertebrae, however, some people may have six lumbar vertebrae.

Thoracic Spine

1. It’s not that people ignore the thoracic spine willfully; it’s that they’re unaware of any distinctions between spinal and lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Spinal Cord

1. Economical set of 2 life-size lumbar vertebrae with a soft rubber herniated intervertebral disc and spinal cord with nerve roots. (Web site)

Vertebra

1. It contains vertebra 7 cervical bone, 12 thoracic, & 5 lumbar vertebrae, plus 1 sacral & 1 coccygeal bone. (Web site)

Cervical

1. In this position, the dorsal ligaments of my cervical and lumbar vertebrae were under tension from my weight. (Web site)

Spinal Nerve

1. Chen Zhishen determined the pulling force borne by posterior ramus of the spinal nerve in three-dimensional movement of the lumbar vertebrae in fresh corpse. (Web site)

Spinal Nerves

1. Flexibly mounted with spinal nerves and dura mater of s This model features 4 pairs of life-size lumbar vertebrae in 3 stages of degeneration. (Web site)

Lumbar Spine

1. The lumbar spine has five lumbar vertebrae, which are the largest vertebrae.

Hip Bones

1. The sacrum is the broad triangular bone below the lumbar vertebrae and is situated between the right and the left hip bones.

Five Bones

1. The lower spine consists of five bones, called the lumbar vertebrae.

Lumbar Curve

1. As massage therapists the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae are our best access for palpating the lumbar curve. (Web site)
2. LUMBAR CURVE - Curve with apex between the first and the fourth lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Triangular Bone

1. The sacrum is a triangular bone located just below the lumbar vertebrae.

Cervical Vertebrae

1. These segments include 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae, 5 fused sacral vertebrae, and 4 fused coccygeal vertebrae.
2. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, and 5 lumbar vertebrae, which have common as well as unique features (Figure 5.4).

Transverse Processes

1. The transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae (which also represent their rib elements) lack the foramina which characterize the cervical vertebrae.
2. Lumbar vertebrae (5) ‑ large bodies, pedicles, laminae and transverse processes; articular facets are oriented in a sagittal plane. (Web site)
3. The transverse processes, with the exception of the fifth, are not so strongly as the other parts of the lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Thoracic Vertebrae

1. Dorsal vertebrae attached to ribs are called thoracic vertebrae, while those without ribs are called lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Five Lumbar Vertebrae

1. L1-L5 (lumbar vertebrae): The symbols L1 through L5 represent the five lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)
2. Below the thoracic vertebrae are the five lumbar vertebrae, and below that is the sacrum.
3. The five lumbar vertebrae are connected by tough ligaments that help to maintain the position of the spinal column. (Web site)

Bones

1. The lumbar vertebrae are the bones of the spinal column. (Web site)
2. For descriptive convenience the bones are described as 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, and 5 lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)

Pelvis

1. Inferior to the lumbar vertebrae, the sacrum articulates with the pelvic girdle to form the pelvis. (Web site)
2. Because the lumbar vertebrae are located between the pelvis and upper torso, the degree of stresses endured by the lumbar spine are great. (Web site)
3. Five lumbar vertebrae connect the upper spine to the pelvis. (Web site)

Flexion

1. The lumbar vertebrae allow movements such as flexion and extension, and some lateral flexion. (Web site)

Lumbar

1. Lumbar: Referring to the 5 lumbar vertebrae which are situated below the thoracic vertebrae and above the sacral vertebrae in the spinal column. (Web site)
2. For example, six lumbar vertebrae would require repetitive shortening and lengthening not only of the lumbar, but also of the entire precaudal spine. (Web site)

Spine

1. A small piece of bone taken from the hip is grafted onto the spine and attached with metal screws or plates to support the lumbar vertebrae.
2. This is done to create a bony union between two or more lumbar vertebrae, in order to stabilise the spine. (Web site)
3. The lumbar vertebrae will be compressed unevenly, increasing the shearing force the spine is subject to, and putting the lifter at risk for serious injury. (Web site)

Lower Back

1. When the area is numb, a hollow needle is inserted in the lower back between two lumbar vertebrae.
2. The five vertebrae in the lower back are known as the Lumbar Vertebrae. (Web site)
3. There are five lumbar vertebrae located in the lower back.

Thoracic

1. THORACIC - The chest level region of the spine that is located between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)
2. Name the parts of a typical vertebra and explain in general how the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae differ from one another.
3. Next come the thoracic and lumbar curves composed of thoracic and lumbar vertebrae respectively.

Vertebral Column

1. In human anatomy, twelve thoracic vertebrae compose the middle segment of the vertebral column, between the cervical vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. (Web site)
2. The thoracic vertebrae (vertebrae thoracales) compose the middle segment of the vertebral column, between the cervical vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae.
3. The spinal cord extends down to the space between the first and second lumbar vertebrae; it does not extend the entire length of the vertebral column. (Web site)

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1. Anatomy > Human Anatomy > Thorax > Thoracic Vertebrae
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5. Humans > Medicine > Anatomy > Vertebral Column

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