GeoByte1:You are slightly shorter when you go to bed than when you get up. As the day goes by, the vertebrae are pressed together, shortening the spine a little.
GeoByte2:The thoracic vertebrae are part of the ~^thorax^, the region of the body between the neck and the abdomen.
GeoByte3:The nerves of the body branch off from the spinal cord, the communications highway that carries messages to and from the brain.
GeoByte4:These 12 vertebrae form part of the spine, which protects the spinal cord.
GeoByte5:These 12 vertebrae are in the middle section of your back.