Numerical variations in human vertebral column: a case report.
Numerical increases in the elements of the vertebral column probably do not occur. In this case, 25 presacral vertebrae (PSV) were determined in the vertebral column of a 22-years-old male skeleton. Their distribution was as follows; 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 1 thoraco-lumbar, 5 lumbar. Sacrum contained 5 vertebrae. In addition, sacralization or lumbarization was not seen.
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Department of Anatomy, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
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D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D012447:Sacrum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology