CERVICAL VERTEBRAE

Question 1

Have small somewhat oblong bodies with their spinous processes may be forked or double or bifid to cradle the strong ligaments supporting the head.

Answer 1

Cervical Vertebrae

Question 2

Has no body but has a ring of bone with hollow center, an anterior and posterior arches and 2 lateral masses.

Answer 2

The First Cervical vertebra or C1 or Atlas

Question 3

Has a process shaped like a large tooth projecting upward from its body called the “Odontoid process/Dens Odontoid that fits into the anterior arch of the atlas wherein rotation of the head takes place at this joint.

Answer 3

The Second Cervical vertebra or C2 or Axis or Epistropheus

Question 4

Has a long spinous process which extends back beyond the spinous processes of the other cervical vertebrae.

Answer 4

Seventh Cervical vertebra or Vertebra Prominens