In adult humans, there are 24 movable vertebrae: 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, and 5 lumbar. The remaining vertebrae include 5 fused sacral, and between 3 and 5 fused caudal.
In children the spinal column contains more vertebrae than in adults; some vertebrae fuse together as the child becomes an adult.
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