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Normal Anatomy

Cervical spine

the seven vertebrae closest to the skull, constituting the skeleton of the neck. See Fig.1, Fig.2, Fig.3, Fig.4, Fig.5, Fig.6, Fig.7, Fig.8, Fig.9, Fig.10, Fig.11, Fig.12, Fig.13, Fig.14, Fig.15, Fig.16, Fig.17, Fig.18. The anatomical structures displayed in figures 1 - 18 are listed in Table 1. For further information, see under individual structure.

Cervical spine, Table 1.
1.Anterior arch of atlasFig. 3, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, Fig. 14, Fig. 15
2.Anterior longitudinal ligamentFig. 14
3.AtlasFig. 8, Fig. 15
4.AxisFig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 7, Fig. 12, Fig. 17
5.Basilar arteryFig. 14
6.Body of vertebraFig. 1, Fig. 3, Fig. 7, Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 11, Fig. 14
7.Cerebellomedullary cistern (cisterna magna)Fig. 7, Fig. 14
8.Cerebellar tonsil(s)Fig. 14
9.Cervical enlargementFig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 13
10.Dens of axisFig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 8, Fig. 12, Fig. 14, Fig. 16
11.Facet jointFig. 1, Fig. 3
12.Foramen of LuschkaFig. 14
13.Foramen magnum anterior marginFig. 14
14.Foramen magnum posterior marginFig. 14
15. Foramen transversariumFig. 4, Fig. 8, Fig. 9, Fig. 11
16.Inferior articular processFig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4
17.Interspinous ligamentFig. 14
18.Intervertebral discFig. 1, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 7, Fig. 12, Fig. 14, Fig. 18
19.Intervertebral foramenFig. 4, Fig. 10, Fig. 18
20.Lamina of vertebral archFig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 11, Fig. 18
21.Lateral atlantoaxial jointFig. 2, Fig. 12
22.Lateral mass of atlasFig. 2, Fig. 8,Fig. 12, Fig. 16
23.Ligamenta flavaFig. 11
24.Medulla oblongataFig. 13, Fig. 14, Fig. 15
25.Occipital condyleFig. 12, Fig. 15
26.PedicleFig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 13
27.Posterior arch of atlasFig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, Fig. 14
28.Posterior longitudinal ligamentFig. 14
29.Root pocketFig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 11
30.Spinal cordFig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 11, Fig. 13, Fig. 14, Fig. 16, Fig. 17, Fig. 18
31.Spinal nerve root, dorsalFig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 11, Fig. 17, Fig. 18
32.Spinal nerve root, ventralFig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 11, Fig. 17
33.Spinous processFig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 11, Fig. 14, Fig. 18
34.Subarachnoid spaceFig. 5, Fig. 7, Fig. 11, Fig. 13, Fig. 14, Fig. 16, Fig. 17, Fig. 18
35.Superior articular processFig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4
36.Supraspinous ligamentFig. 14
37.Transverse ligament of atlasFig. 8, Fig. 16
38.Transverse processFig. 1, Fig. 5, Fig. 9, Fig. 11
39.Uncovertebral joint (joint of Luschka)Fig. 1, Fig. 4, Fig. 5
40.Vertebral arteryFig. 12

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Fig.4

Radiograph, oblique projection.
Cervical spine, Fig.1
Cervical spine, Fig.2
Cervical spine, Fig.3
Cervical spine, Fig.4
Cervical spine, Fig.5
Cervical spine, Fig.6
Cervical spine, Fig.7
Cervical spine, Fig.8
Cervical spine, Fig.9
Cervical spine, Fig.10
Cervical spine, Fig.11
Cervical spine, Fig.12
Cervical spine, Fig.13
Cervical spine, Fig.14
Cervical spine, Fig.15
Cervical spine, Fig.16
Cervical spine, Fig.17
Cervical spine, Fig.18