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Torso skeleton

Alexey Portnov, medical expert
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024

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The skeleton of the trunk is part of the axial skeleton. It is represented by the vertebral column, or vertebrae, and thorax.

The vertebral column (columna vertebralis) is formed by 33-34 vertebrae, of which 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar. Five sacral vertebrae fuse, forming a single bone - the sacrum (sacrum). The coccyx consists of 3-5 coccyx vertebrae.

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Where does it hurt?

Pain in the spine

What do need to examine?

Vertebral column (spine)

How to examine?

X-ray of the spine and spinal cord

Computed tomography of the chest

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