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Side A ------ Side B
Spinal Column ------ Bones from the neck to the tailbone.
Vetebra ------ Each bone in the spinal column (backbone)
Vertebrae ------ Two or more Vertebra.
Cervical Division ------ Neck.  Has 7 bones labeled C1-C7.
Thoracic Division ------ Chest.  Has 12 bones labeled T1-T12.
Lumbar Division ------ Waist or Loin.  Has 5 bones labeled L1-L5.
Sacral Division ------ Sacrum or lower back.  Has 5 fused bones labeled S1-S5.
Coccygeal Division ------ Coccyx or Tailbone.  Has 4 fused bones.
C1-C7 ------ Cervical Bones (Neck)
T1-T12 ------ Thoractic Bones.
L1-L5 ------ Lumbar Bones.
S1-S5 ------ Sarcral bones (lower back).
Disk or Disc ------ Flexible connective tissue that lies between each backbone.  It's composed of Cartlidge.
Cartlidge ------ Cusion between the bones (considered the Disk or Disc).