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Typical cervical vertebra, lateral view

Typical cervical vertebra, lateral view — Osteology
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After Gray's Anatomy (1918); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

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Typical cervical vertebra, lateral view. Lateral view of the vertebral column.

Region
vertebral column
Structure
cervical vertebra
View
lateral
System
bone, joint
Focus
typical cervical vertebra, vertebral body, transverse process tubercles, articular pillar

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Superior articular surface
  • Articular pillar
  • Body
  • Anterior tubercle of transverse process
  • Sulcus for nerve
  • Posterior tubercle of transverse process
  • Spinous process

Source: After Gray's Anatomy (1918). Public domain (Gray's Anatomy, 1918), modernized rendering.