Albuquerque Santa Fe The top 10 cities by population in New Mexico, according to the July 2011 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, are... Albuquerque (552,804)Las Crucesâ¦ (99,665)Rio Rancho (89,320)Santa Fe (68,642)Roswell (48,546)Farmington (45,256)Clovis (38,776)Hobbs (34,488)Alamogordo (31,327)Carlsbad (26,296)
kgb answers Â» Health & Body Â» Health & Fitness Â» how many disc are in your back? The human spine consists of 33 vertebrae, 23 discs, 31 pairs of nerves, and 140 muscles, as well as tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. The discs act as a cushion between the vertebrae (the bony segments of the spine) and are comprised of protein, cartilage, and water.
While humans have about 100 billion nerve cells in their bodies, other mammals, such as blue whales, boast at least twice that number. The University of Tennessee points out that the elephant's brain is about three times as big as that of a human and contains about three times as many nerves.