Relier Pairs vertebral column Version en ligne identify the correct region/ curvature to its purpose par Hanna Hicks 1 lumbar vertebrae 2 sacrum 3 vertebral canal 4 Cervical vertebrae 5 intervertebral foramen 6 coccyx 7 secondary curves 8 primary curves 9 Thoracic vertebrae 10 vertebral column cervical and lumbar curves that develops after birth 5 bones, fuse to form the large triangular sacrum an opening located between the pedicles of adjacent vertebrae, it allows the spinal nerves spinal nerves to exit the vertebral canal forms part of the axial skeleton. It comprises 31 firmly connected irregular bones and makes up the axis of the trunk 7 bones of the neck, allows the head to rotate on the neck an opening located posterior to the vertebral body for the passage of the spinal cord and meninges thoracic and pelvic curves that are present at birth 12 bones, forms the vertebral column of the thorax and articulate with the ribs 3-5 bones that fuse to form the coccyx 5 bones, largest vertebrae designed to support the weight of the body