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vertebra

In anatomy, an irregularly shaped bone that forms part of the vertebral column. Children have 33 vertebrae, 5 of which fuse in adults to form the sacrum and 4 to form the coccyx. There are 7 cervical vertebrae in the neck, 12 thoracic vertebrae in the thorax with the ribs attached, and 5 lumbar vertebrae in the lower back.
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Description D XIII-XIV, 13-16; A III, 7-9; P1 16-19, 7-11 simple; lateral-line pores 43-54, scales 47-63; gill rakers 32-37 (10-11 + 22-26); vertebrae 28-29 (11-12 + 16-18) (one of ten specimens with 27 vertebrae, with one caudal vertebra bearing two neural and two haemal spines).
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First haemal arch emanating from first caudal vertebra, anterior parapophysis directed ventromedially to fuse with contralateral structure, produced as haemal spine.
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