Cervical vertebrae Flashcards
How many cervical vertebrae are there
7
Where are the cervical vertebra located
Top of the spine
How would you identify a cervical vertebrae
They are small and squished looking
Where is the body
This is the bean shaped part
How would you identify the atlas and the axis
The atlas C1 has no body and looks just like a ring, the axis C2 also lacks a body, has no foramen looks like the surface is made of three circles
Where is the spinous process
This is the point at the top of the vertebrae
Where is the transverse process
This is the lowest point under the transverse foramen
Where is the transverse foramen
The two small holes each side of the body
Where are the pedicles
The bridge of bone above the foramen
Were is the laminae
Triangular piece of bone below the spinous process
What are the superior and inferior, process and facets
These are the flat slightly dipped surfaces on front and back
What is the anterior arch and tubercle on C1 or atlas
This is the bottom point on the vertebrae
What is the posterior arch and tubercle of C1 or atlas
This is the top arch of the vertebrae
What are the lateral masses of C1
Bone ridge behind the superior process / facet
Where is the odontoid ped / dens of C2 or Axis
This is the superior projecting bony element
