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2. Cervical vertebrae - Wikipedia

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   In humans, cervical vertebrae are the smallest of the true vertebrae and can be readily distinguished from those of the thoracic or lumbar regions by the presence of a foramen (hole) in each transverse process, through which the vertebral artery, vertebral veins, and inferior cervical ganglion pass. The remainder of this article focuses upon ...

3. Head and neck anatomy - Wikipedia

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   The spinal nerves arise from the spinal column. The top section of the spine is the cervical section, which contains nerves that innervate muscles of the head, neck and thoracic cavity, as well as transmit sensory information to the CNS. The cervical spine section contains seven vertebrae, C-1 through C-7, and eight nerve pairs, C-1 through C-8.

4. Atlas (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   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 mythology, just as Atlas bore the weight of the heavens, the first cervical vertebra supports the head. [1]

5. Vertebra - Wikipedia

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   Each vertebra (pl.: vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column or spine, of vertebrates. The proportions of the vertebrae differ according to their spinal segment and the particular species.

6. Neck - Wikipedia

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   In anatomy, the neck is also referred to as the cervix or collum. However, when the term cervix is used alone, it often refers to the uterine cervix , the neck of the ⁣⁣uterus⁣⁣. [ 3 ] Therefore, the adjective cervical can refer either to the neck (as in cervical vertebrae or cervical lymph nodes ) or to the uterine cervix (as in ...

7. Vertebral artery - Wikipedia

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   At each cervical level, the vertebral artery sends branches to the surrounding musculature via the anterior spinal arteries. Segments of vertebral artery anterior projection. The vertebral artery may be divided into four parts: The first (preforaminal) part runs upward and backward between the anterior scalene and the longus colli muscles.

8. Axis (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   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 rests. The spinal cord passes through the axis. The defining feature of the axis is its strong bony protrusion known as the dens, which rises from the superior aspect of the bone.

9. Vertebral foramen - Wikipedia

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   A cervical vertebra. (Vertebral foramen is the large hole at the center.) ... 02:01-06 at Human Anatomy Online, ... Atlas image: back_bone16 at the University of ...