The human vertebral column consists of 33 ring-shaped bones called vertebrae stacked together. If 7…

The human vertebral column consists of 33 ring-shaped bones called vertebrae stacked together. If 7 vertebrae are in the neck and 12 are in the chest region, how many vertebrae remain in the lower back and tail region combined?
  1. 14
  2. 19
  3. 26
  4. 12

Solution

Subtracting the neck and chest vertebrae from the total gives $33 - (7 + 12) = 33 - 19 = 14$ vertebrae.

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