The Incredible Spine!

Overview

Pop Quiz: The Incredible Spine!

Question 1

What's the name of the bones that form your spine?

Choices

Vertexes, discs, lumbars, or vertebrae

Conclusion

Vertebrae! They are stacked to form the spinal column.

Question 2

Let's try another. True or false: Humans and giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in their necks.

Conclusion

True! Humans and giraffes both have seven cervical vertebrae!

Question 3

And finally, which of these is a region of the spine?

Choices

Sacrum, limbic, iambic, carpal

Conclusion

The sacrum is the region of the spine just below the lumbar vertebrae. It's made of fused vertebrae. Thanks for playing!

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