Canine Skeletal Anatomy

Canine Vertebral Formula

RegionNumber of Vertebrae
Cervical (Neck)7
Thoracic (Mid & Upper Back Region) includes the Whithers13
Lumbar (Low Back)7
Sacral (From A Singlr Bone The Scarum*)3*
Coccygeal Region (Tail-Caudal Vertebrae, variable number of vertebrae 6-23*)20* often more or less