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.
There are 12 thoracic vertebrae with one rib attached on each side, to create a thoracic cage, which protects the internal organs of the chest. The thoracic spine has a normal kyphosis, or âCâ curve. The thoracic spine is less mobile than the cervical and lumbar spine because of the thoracic cage. The lumbar spine has five lumbar vertebrae, which are the largest vertebrae.