The definition of asinine is to be silly, stupid or ridiculous. An example of asinine is a foolish prank played on a friend.
In humans, there are twelve thoracic vertebrae and they are intermediate in size between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae; they increase in size going towards the lumbar vertebrae, with the lower ones being a lot larger than the upper.
1 12 thoracic vertebrae in the upper back corresponding to each pair of ribs. 2  5 lumbar vertebrae in the lower back.  5 sacral vertebrae which are fused together to form 1 bone called the sacrum and 4 coccygeal vertebrae that are also fused together to form the coccyx or tailbone.