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