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Question
How many vertebrae are found in human neck? Give their names.
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Solution
There are seven cervical vertebrae. First vertebra is called atlas, second is axis while the rest are called typical cervical vertebrae.
Notes
Longest bone - Femur
Smallest bone - Stapes of middle ear.
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