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Deformities of this structure are measured by the Cobb angle. When it’s not in the lungs, tuberculosis infects this structure in Pott’s disease and collapses its gelatinous nuclei pulposi, which are surrounded by fibrous annuli. This structure’s C-shaped bend alternates between lordotic and kyphotic. (20[1])This structure bifurcates in a birth defect often caused by folate deficiency. (20[1])In order, this structure’s (*) bones are labeled C1 to C7, then T1 to T12, L1 to L5, and S1 to S5. Floating ribs are attached to this structure but not the sternum. In a lumbar puncture, CSF is tapped from a cavity inside this structure. For 10 points, stacks of vertebrae and discs form what flexible structure which encloses a cord of nervous tissue? ■END■

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