Leawood /ËliËwÊd/ is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 31,867.
This portion of the spine is meant to support the rib cage and provide proper posture for the body. The 12 vertebrae that make up the thoracic spine, commonly referred to as T1-T12, each have two facet joint sets â one set on the top and one set on the bottom â that are responsible for providing the middle back with flexibility and strength.
The thoracic spine is made up of the middle 12 vertebrae. These vertebrae connect to your ribs and form part of the back wall of the thorax (the ribcage area between the neck and the diaphragm). The thoracic spine's curve is kyphotic, a C-shaped curve with the opening of the C in the front.