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All mammals (except a few) have .......... cervical vertebra

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Solution

The cervical vertebrae are the vertebrae of the neck immediately below the skull. Thoracic vertebrae in all mammalian species are those vertebrae that also carry a pair of ribs, and lie caudal to the cervical vertebrae.
So, the correct answer is 'seven'.

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