Your spine is made up of 33 bones called vertebrae. They are stacked on top of each other. The lumbar spine is your lower back. And the sacral spine is below that, in your pelvis. The vertebrae support and protect your spinal cord.
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Online Medical Reviewer: Sohrabi, Farrokh, MD
Date Last Reviewed: 07/01/2021
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