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