What Part Of The Spine Does The L5 Connect To?

Posted on Tue, 29 Oct 2013

Question: what part of the spine does the l5 connect to.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
L5 is in the region of lower back.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
L5 is the lower part of the spine. It is the last lumbar vertebra. Above it lies L4 and below it are sacral vertebrae.
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I hope this answers your query.
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Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.

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