-Cervical (top section) (7 bones)
-Atlas - C1
-Axis - C2
-Thoracic (middle section) (12 bones)
-Lumbar (lower section) (5 bones)
-Sacrum (one large bone toward the bottom)
-Coccyx (one small bone at the tip of the vertebrae)
Ribs structure
(3 regions)
-Head (connects to vertebrae)
-Tubercle (rounded area)
-Shaft or body (body of the rib)
Types of Ribs
-True (stand alone, not connected) (7 pairs)
-False (connected) (5 pairs)
-Floating (float) (2 pairs)
Sternum
(3 regions)
-manubrium (top section)
-central body (middle section)
-xiphoid process (bottom section)