Amtrak stations near Leawood: 1  12 miles: KANSAS CITY (2200 MAIN ST.) . 2  14 miles: LEE'S SUMMIT (220 S. MAIN ST.) . 3  16 miles: INDEPENDENCE (600 S. GRAND AVE.) .
Eleventh thoracic vertebrae (T11): At this level, the T11 begins to resemble the size and structure of a lumbar vertebrae. The articular facets for the heads of the ribs are large and primarily on the pedicles, which are thicker and stronger in T11 and T12, than in T1-T10.
Your 7 cervical vertebrae support your head and neck and allow you to nod and shake your head. Your ribs attach to your 12 thoracic vertebrae. Your five sturdy lumbar vertebrae carry most of the weight of your upper body and provide a stable centre of gravity when you move. Your sacrum is made up of five fused vertebrae. It makes up the back wall of your pelvis. Your coccyx is made up of four fused vertebrae.