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How many vertebrae are there?
33
vertebrae
What is the normal shape of the spine?
Curve in the
cervical
(neck),
thoracic
(mid back) and
lumbar
(lower back)
What is kyphosis?
An exaggerated, forward rounding of the upper back
Often caused by poor posture, but also by
deformities
of the
spine
(Hunchback appearance)
What is Lordosis?
Also called
swayback
, the spine of a person with this curves significantly inward at the lower back
what is scoliosis?
A sideways curve to their
spine
, to the left or right
the curve is often āsā shaped or ācā shaped
(Possibly
inheritable
)
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