Which of the following statements concerning the vertebral column is true?

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


Answer: D

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