In technical terms, your spinal column at the mid and upper back levels is called the thoracic spine. The thoracic spine is comprised of 12 spinal bones connected to and occupying the same level ...

Each vertebra is numbered and grouped into 5 regions. Diagram. There are 7 cervical vertebrae in the cervical region. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae in the thoracic region. There are 5 lumbar ...

Vertebrae that have been weakened due to osteoporosis can break even as a result of a low level of trauma. Spinal fractures can ... the first seven vertabrae located just below the skull The thoracic ...

On 65 (83%) examinations the clavicles lay above the first thoracic vertebra. It is recommended that, for accurate placement within the trachea, the tip of the endotracheal tube should be placed at ...

which is attached to the first thoracic vertebrae at the base of the neck, angles down and connects to the sternum just below the collarbone -- and the scalene muscles are removed to clear space for ...