Lesson Summary. Number the Stars is a historical children's novel by American writer Lois Lowry, published in 1989. The story is set in Denmark during World War II and describes the Nazi occupation and the capturing of Danish Jews.rancesca M. Marinaro has a PhD in English from the University of Florida and has been teaching English composition and Literature since 2007. Lois Lowry's Newbery Award-winning children's novel Number the Stars is a well-known story about a young girl's experiences in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II.
The upper and lower surfaces of the vertebra body give attachment to the intervertebral discs. The posterior part of a vertebra forms a vertebral arch, in eleven parts, consisting of two pedicles, two laminae, and seven processes. The laminae give attachment to the ligamenta flava.pecific to the cervical vertebra is the transverse foramen, (also known as foramen transversarium). This is an opening on each of the transverse processes which gives passage to the vertebral artery and vein and a sympathetic nerve plexus.
The spinal cord is the most important structure between the body and the brain. The spinal cord extends from the foramen magnum where it is continuous with the medulla to the level of the first or second lumbar vertebrae.It is a vital link between the brain and the body, and from the body to the brain. The spinal cord is 40 to 50 cm long and 1 cm to 1.5 cm in diameter.Two consecutive rows of nerve roots emerge on each of its sides. These nerve roots join distally to form 31 pairs of spinal nerves.t is a vital link between the brain and the body, and from the body to the brain. The spinal cord is 40 to 50 cm long and 1 cm to 1.5 cm in diameter. Two consecutive rows of nerve roots emerge on each of its sides.