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Osteology

Articulated cervical vertebrae, anterolateral view

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Osteology
Articulated cervical vertebrae, anterolateral view
Roman numerals designate the individual vertebrae in order.
  1. Anterior tubercle atlas
  2. Body vertebra
  3. Epiphyseal plate
  4. Transverse process
  5. Carotid tubercle
  6. Intervertebral foramen
  7. Superior articular process
  8. Inferior articular process
  9. Anterior tubercle
  10. Posterior tubercle
  11. Sulcus for spinal nerve VI
  12. Spinous process vertebral prominence