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ANATOMY FOR NURSES 



[Chap. V 



TRUNK 



The hoiu's which enter into tlie formation of the trunk consist 

 of the vertebrae, sternum, and ribs. 



The vertebral column as a whole. — It is formed of a series of 

 bones called vertebra^, and in a man of average height is about 



CERVICAL 

 VERTEBRJC 



b 



K 



THORACIC 

 VERTEBRiC 



LUMBAR 

 VERTEBRA 





Fig. 41. — The Vertebral Column. Right lateral view and dorsal view. 



(Gerrish.) 



twenty-eight inches long. In youth the vertebrae are thirty-three 

 in number, and according to the position they occupy are 

 named : — 



