A answered. Once the bacteria from a cat scratch reaches the blood stream, cat scratch disease (CSD) can spread to various parts of the body. Swollen lymph nodes closest to the scratch or bite are the most noticeable symptom. Most often these are the lymph nodes in the head, neck or upper limbs.
The upper three regions comprise the remaining 24, and are grouped under the names cervical (7 vertebrae), thoracic (12 vertebrae) and lumbar (5 vertebrae), according to the regions they occupy. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebrae.
  There are typically five lumbar vertebrae in the human body. They are located inferiorly to the thoracic vertebrae, and superior to the sacrum, at the base of the spinal â¦ column.nswer   There are a pair of 12 of thoracic vertebrae in the human body. Some variations exist, as in all of nature, but that is most commonly agreed upon number.   Th â¦ e vertebrae of the spine are divided into sections (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and the coccyx).