Talk:Vertebral column

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Interesting to note that Arabian Horses, as a breed, can have one-less vertebrae than other breeds -- this is an acceptable, but not required, breed standard.

Would anyone else know of any other animal group that also has this anomaly that is within the range of normal? Had a discussion with a veterinarian friend, who also wondered if this occurred in any other animal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deborah Tudor (talk • contribs) 15:08, 3 May 2016 (UTC)


 * For mammals, I know that sloths and mantees have unusual numbers of cervical vertebrae, though I'm not sure if they vary within the species. Outside of mammals, a lot of reptiles have highly variable vertebral counts among individuals, especially snakes, where two individuals of the same species can vary by almost 20 vertebrae (though, in this case, there were over 200 body vertebrae even in the shortest of this species). HCA (talk) 17:17, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

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Fused Coccyx?
In the vertebrae section, it says: "Coccyx: 4 (3–5) (fused) vertebrae (Tailbone)"

The article about the Coccyx, however, says "Most anatomy books incorrectly state that the coccyx is normally fused in adults. In fact it has been shown that the coccyx may consist of up to five separate bony segments, the most common configuration being two or three segments."

Does this mean the section is incorrectly written?

179.97.129.16 (talk) 23:35, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

Spina bifida photoshopped
I can't help it but the looks like badly photoshopped. Is that permissible? I would say no. Opinions? Thanks. Peteruetz (talk) 13:57, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Racist source
I've noticed that source 5 on this page: (Bergman RA, Afifi AK, Miyauchi R. "Numerical Variation in Vertebral Column". Anatomy Atlase. Retrieved June 11, 2020.) includes racist language when talking about the differences between the number of vertebrae between people of different races. I don't know how to remove this source or how to change it but I think it is important to challenge outdated racist ideas and not continue to cite them as reliable resources. If anyone can remove this it would be great, and definitely improve the quality of information provided; thanks. 192.76.8.66 (talk) 11:01, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

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