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JAMB Biology 1983 Question 32

Question 32

Support and Movement

Starting from the skull end, the vertebrae are arranged in the following order

  1. A.axis, atlas, cervical, thoracic and lumbar
  2. B.atlas, cervical, axis, thoracic and lumbar
  3. C.atlas, axis, thoracic, cervical and lumbar
  4. D.atlas, axis, cervical thoracic and lumbar
  5. E.atlas, thoracic, cervical, axis and lumbar.
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Answer: D (atlas, axis, cervical thoracic and lumbar)

Explanation

The atlas is the first vertebra (it holds the skull), then the axis, then the other cervical (neck) vertebrae, then the thoracic and then the lumbar vertebrae.