In tetrapods, cervical vertebrae (sg.: vertebra) are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull. Truncal vertebrae (divided into thoracic...

In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck. The bone is named for Atlas of Greek...

upper half of the head of the second rib. The body is like that of a cervical vertebra, being broad, concave, and lipped on either side. The superior articular...

connect the laminae of adjacent vertebra along the length of the spine from the level of the second cervical vertebra. Above and below the pedicles are...

In anatomy, the axis (from Latin axis, "axle") is the second cervical vertebra (C2) of the spine, immediately inferior to the atlas, upon which the head...

vertebrae. The fifth vertebra contains certain peculiarities, which are detailed below. As with other vertebrae, each lumbar vertebra consists of a vertebral...

labelled cervical spondylosis. Lower back spondylosis is labeled lumbar spondylosis. The term is from Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος spóndylos, "a vertebra", in...

cord: 8 cervical segments forming 8 pairs of cervical nerves (C1 spinal nerves exit the spinal column between the foramen magnum and the C1 vertebra; C2 nerves...

The cervical spinal nerve 3 (C3) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 3 (C3)...

weight is removed. The upper cervical spine has a curve, convex forward, that begins at the axis (second cervical vertebra) at the apex of the odontoid...

the bony surfaces palpated just lateral to the spinous processes. Cervical vertebra Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments...

aspect of a cervical vertebra The AO Foundation has developed a descriptive system for cervical fractures, the AOSpine subaxial cervical spine fracture...

functions. In the cervical spine, nerve roots exit the spine above the associated vertebra (i.e. the C6 nerve root exits above the C6 vertebra). By evaluating...

first vertebra). Thus the cervical nerves are numbered by the vertebra below, except spinal nerve C8, which exists below vertebra C7 and above vertebra T1...

fracture is a bone fracture of the anterior and posterior arches of the C1 vertebra, though it may also appear as a three- or two-part fracture. The fracture...

L. , Canudo, J. I. & Cuenca-Bescós, G. 2006. Descripción de las vértebras cervicales de Galvesaurus herreroi Barco, Canudo, Cuenca-Bescos & Ruiz-Omeñaca...

The cervical spinal nerve 8 (C8) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. It originates from the spinal column from below the cervical vertebra 7 (C7)...

which describes ligamentous separation between the first and second cervical vertebra. The injury is a result of disruption of the stabilizing ligaments...

holotype); the other, FSAC-OB 13, was identified only as a cervical vertebra. The cervical ribs (ribs of the neck vertebrae) of FSAC-OB 12 do not appear...

spine centers. Specialists can diagnosis and treat: Back pain Broken vertebra Cervical disk disease Herniated disk Infection Neck pain Sciatica (nerve pain...

that comprises: a maxilla (jaw) fragment; a tooth; a posterior cervical vertebra; cervical ribs; multiple dorsal vertebrae and dorsal ribs; the sacrum;...

Passing backward, above the eighth cervical nerve and between the transverse process of the seventh cervical vertebra and the neck of the first rib, it...

spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. The alar fascia is a portion of the deep cervical fascia. The deep cervical fascia is often divided into...

Montana, United States. Alongside that specimen was the fifth cervical (neck) vertebra of an azhdarchid pterosaur. Catalogued as BMR P2002.2, it was originally...

The cervical spinal nerve 5 (C5) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 5 (C5)...

The cervical spinal nerve 7 (C7) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 7 (C7)...

is situated between the base of the transverse process of the last cervical vertebra and the neck of the first rib, on the medial side of the costocervical...

condition of having separate cervical ribs. A cervical rib in humans is an extra rib which arises from the seventh cervical vertebra. Their presence is a congenital...

from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 1 (C1). The dorsal root and ganglion of the first cervical nerve may be rudimentary or entirely...

The cervical spinal nerve 6 (C6) is a spinal nerve of the cervical segment. It originates from the spinal column from above the cervical vertebra 6 (C6)...