Talk:Vertebral column

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I recall a mnemonic we were taught in school for the order of vertebral types:

The servant attacks with saw and axe the lumbar, stack and cord.

which stands for:

Cervical (atlas, axis), thoracic, lumbar, sacral, caudal

Where would the most appropriate place to record this? --Phil | Talk 09:26, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)

There are hundreds of these mnemonics for various anatomical phenomena. Unless there is proof that every student of anatomy uses this mnemonic, I'd be inclined to say it is not encyclopedic. Compare cranial nerves and the proliferation of doubtful mnemonics there. JFW | T@lk 12:14, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Suggest move to spine

The most commonly used term for the vertebral column is simply the "spine". Currently, spine is a disambig page, and none of the other terms are nearly as common. Would anyone object to me moving this article to spine? -- Creidieki 23:23, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Animals

This article is limited to the human spine, nothing about animals. Riki 07:47, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

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