Human Anatomy
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780135168059
Author: Marieb, Elaine Nicpon, Brady, Patricia, Mallatt, Jon
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.,
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Chapter 7, Problem 21RQ
In your anatomy course, you may be handed an isolated vertebra and asked to determine whether it is cervical, thoracic, or lumbar. Devise a reliable scheme for distinguishing these three types of vertebrae.
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