Vertebro-arterial canal is present in ?

Lumbar vertebrae

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Cervical vertebrae

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Thoracic vertebrae

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Vertebral column

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Solution

The correct option is B Cervical vertebrae
The cervical spine has seven vertebrae. The vertebrae in the cervical spine contain openings in each vertebral body. These are the gaps for the arteries to carry blood into the brain. There are vertebral artery running through the transverse foramen. These are called as the vertebro-arterial canal.
So, option B is the correct option.

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Which one of the following is showing the correct sequential order of vertebrae in the vertebral column of human beings?

(a) Cervical - lumbar - thoracis - sacral - coccygeal

(b) Cervical - thoracis - sacral - lumbar - coccygeal

(d) Cervical - thoracic - lumbar - sacral - coccygeal

C, T, L, S, and Co represent the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal vertebrae.

Where, is the number of vertebrae present.

The vertebral column in humans can be represented as

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