| 1
.
| Nasal cavity |
| 2
.
| Area of insertion of longus capitis muscle |
| 3
.
| Nasopharynx |
| 4
.
| Longus colli muscle (transected close to insertion on anterior tubercle of atlas) |
| 5
.
| Superior cervical ganglion |
| 6
.
| Lingual nerve |
| 7
.
| Areas of insertion of longus colli muscle on bodies of vertebra C. III - V |
| 8
.
| Upper pointer: Position of intervertebral disc uniting vertebra C. IV - V Lower pointer: Body of vertebra C. V |
| 9
.
| Internal carotid artery |
| 10
.
| Hypoglossal nerve (XII) (emerging from hypoglossal canal) |
| 11
.
| Atlanto-occipital joint |
| 12
.
| Ventral branch cervical nerve I (branch communicating with hypoglossal nerve cut away) |
| 13
.
| Posterior arch of atlas |
| 14
.
| Lateral atlantoaxial joint |
| 15
.
| Ventral branch cervical nerve II |
| 16
.
| Rami communicantes (gray) |
| 17
.
| Vertebral artery |
| 18
.
| Cervical nerve III |
| 19
.
| Anterior intertransverse muscle |
| 20
.
| Dorsal branch cervical nerve IV |
| 21
.
| Posterior intertransverse muscle |
| 22
.
| Ventral branch cervical nerve IV |
| 23
.
| Ramus communicans (gray) |
| 24
.
| Sympathetic trunk |
| 25
.
| Anterior tubercle vertebra C. V |
| 26
.
| Cervical nerve VI |
