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The number of vertebrae present in cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccyx regions respectively are

A
12, 7, 5, 1, 1
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1, 7, 5, 12, 1
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C
7, 5, 1, 12, 1
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7, 12, 5, 1, 1
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5, 12, 7, 1, 1
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Solution

The correct option is D 7, 12, 5, 1, 1
  1. Cervical spine consists of atlas, axis and five other cervical vertebrae.
  2. Thoracic spine consists of 12 vertebrae.
  3. Lumbar spine consists of 5 lumbar vertebrae.
  4. Sacrum consists of 5 fused bones.
  5. coccyx consists of 4 fused bones.
So, the correct answer is '7, 12, 5, 1, 1'.

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