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How many vertebrae are present in the vertebral column of a rabbit?
45
What is the function of intervertebral discs in the vertebral column?
To provide cushioning between vertebrae
Which animal has a synsacrum, a fused structure similar to the urostyle in tadpoles?
Birds
How many caudal vertebrae are present in the vertebral column of rabbits?
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What is the number of cervical vertebrae in mammals with exceptions like sloths and manatees?
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What is the composition of the central part of an intervertebral disc?
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What is the structure formed by the fusion of the last thoracic vertebrae and all lumber, sacral, and a few caudal vertebrae in birds?
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Which part of a bird's skeleton is fused with the pelvic girdle for support during bipedal locomotion?
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In birds, what do the last 4-5 vertebrae fuse to form?
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Which part of the vertebral column in mammals is made up of fibrous tissue and remnants of the notochord?
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In apes and humans, which bones fuse to form the coccygeal or tail bone?
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What is the terminal vertebrae that forms the urostyle in frogs and toads?
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What is a characteristic feature of the typical cervical vertebra in a rabbit?
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Which vertebra in the rabbit has a long neural spine?
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What connects the thoracic vertebrae to the ribs in a rabbit?
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What is a characteristic of the lumbar vertebrae in a rabbit?
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What forms a composite structure called sacrum in rabbits?
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Which animal exhibits a synsacrum as part of its skeletal structure?
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