What is the function of lumbar?
- 5 bones or vertebrae
- L1 to L5
- Support majority of upper body's weight
- Protection
- Surrounds and protect important abdominal contents and spinal cord
- Provides the body flexibility to bend, twist, extend
- Flex (forward bending), extend (backward bending), flex laterally (side-to-side). It is also responsible for axial
rotation (twisting to either side
- Contains nerves responsible for the
- Lower limbs
- Organs located in:
- abdomen
- pelvis