Gross Anatomy Unit 3: BONES-Cervical Vertebrae

Cervical Vertebrae

Body (of cervical vertebrae)

uncinate process (uncus)

articular surface of uncus

groove for spinal nerve

intervertebral foramen

inferior articular process

inferior articular facet

spinous process

superior articular process

superior articular facet

Transverse process

transverse foramen of transverse process

vertebral artery and vein

(vein only for C7)

what passes through this structure?

anterior tubercle of transverse process

posterior tubercle of transverse process

vertebral arch

pedicle of vertebral arch

lamina of vertebral arch of cervical vertebrae

vertebral foramen of cervical vertebrae

inferior vertebral notch of cervical vertebrae

superior vertebral notch of cervical vertebrae

Atlas (C1)

Anterior arch of C1

anterior tubercle of anterior arch

facet for dens (median articular facet) of C1

3

lateral mass of C1

inferior articular surface/facet of C1

superior articular facet/surface of C1

transverse process of C1

foramen of transverse process of C1

B

tubercle for transverse ligament of transverse process

Posterior arch of C1

groove for vertebral artery of C1

posterior tubercle of posterior arch of C1

Axis (C2)

dens (odontoid process) of C2

Anterior articular facet of C2

posterior articular facet of C2

Vertebral Prominens (C7)

not bifurcated

Anterior longitudinal ligament

posterior longitudinal ligament

ligamenta flava

interspinous ligaments

supraspinous ligaments

nuchal ligament

how many cervical vertebrae are there?

7 (C1-C7)

atlanto-occipital joint

between atlas and occipital condyles

Atlanto-axial joint

between atlas and axis

intervertebral joints

superior articular facet above with inferior articular facet of adjacent vertebra below

Intervertebral symphysis joints

between adjacent bodies with intervertebral discs interposed