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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Osteology

Fifth cervical vertebra, superior view

Image #48-7

KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints, Cervical vertebrae.

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Osteology
Fifth cervical vertebra, superior view
1 . Spinous process
2 . Vertebral arch
3 . Vertebral foramen
4 . Inferior articular process
5 . Articular surface (superior)
6 . Superior articular process
7 . Posterior tubercle
8 . Sulcus cervical nerve V
9 . Anterior tubercle
10 . Body vertebra V
11 . Epiphyseal plate
12 . Superior vertebral incisure
13 . Foramen transversarium