AUDITIONS FOR THE NUTCRACKER--August 27thThe 14th Annual Space Coast Ballet Company's The Nutcracker will be held at the King Center on Saturday, December 3.
The lowest part of the spine is called the lumbar spine. This area usually has 5 vertebrae. However, sometimes people are born with 6 vertebrae in the lumbar region. The base of your spine (called the sacrum) is a group of specialized vertebrae that connects the spine to the pelvis. When one of the bones forms as a vertebra rather than part of the sacrum, it is called a transitional (or sixth) vertebra.
There are 5 major regions of the spine: 1  Cervical: The 7 vertebrae in the neck form the cervical region of the spine. 2  Thoracic: The 12 vertebrae in the chest region form the spineâs thoracic region.  Lumbar: The 5 vertebrae in the lower back form the lumbar region of the spine. Lumbar vertebrae are even larger and stronger than thoracic vertebrae, but are more flexible due to the lack of ribs in the lumbar region. All of the upper bodyâs weight bears down on the lumbar vertebrae, leading to many back problems in this region despite the size and strength of the vertebrae.