New York State Basic Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) Practice Exam 2026 - Free EMT-B Practice Questions and Study Guide

What is the correct sequence and number of vertebrae sections?

Cervical (7), thoracic (5), lumbar (12), sacral (5), coccygeal (4)

The main thing this tests is how the spine is organized from top to bottom and how many vertebrae are in each region.

From the top down, the spine has: seven vertebrae in the cervical (neck) region, twelve in the thoracic (mid-back) region, five in the lumbar (lower back) region, five in the sacral region (which fuse to form the sacrum), and four in the coccygeal region (which fuse to form the coccyx). So the standard sequence and counts are: cervical seven, thoracic twelve, lumbar five, sacral five, coccygeal four.

This aligns with the correct option because it lists the regions in the correct order and uses the usual counts. The other options mix up the numbers or the order of the regions.

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Cervical (5), thoracic (12), lumbar (7), sacral (4), coccygeal (5)

Cervical (12), thoracic (4), lumbar (7), sacral (5), coccygeal (5)

Cervical (7), thoracic (12), lumbar (5), sacral (4), coccygeal (3)