Which of the following statements is true?

A. The adult vertebral column has three curvatures.
B. Lordosis is an exaggeration of the cervical curvature.
C. An exaggerated thoracic curvature of the vertebral column is called kyphosis.
D. Scoliosis is the term applied to normal curvature of the spine.
E. The cervical curve develops before birth.


C

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