CERVICAL VERTEBRAE-GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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SUMMARY
1. Widest transverse process: C1
2. Largest spinous process (SP): C2, but not noticed as this is deep
3. Typical vertebrae: C3-6
4. Vertebra prominence: C7 or T1
5. Atlas & axis are adapted to head nodding & rotation
Image: Case courtesy of OpenStax College, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 42770.
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.
