Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Osteology

Articulated cervical vertebrae, posterolateral view

Roman numerals designate the individual vertebrae in order.

1 .	Transverse process atlas
2 .	Articular surface superior epistrophei
3 .	Transverse foramen
4 .	Superior articular process
5 .	Inferior articular process
6 .	Posterior tubercle
7 .	Anterior tubercle
8 .	Transverse process
9 .	Vertebral prominence
10 .	Vertebral arch
11 .	Dens
12 .	Superior articular fovea atlas
13 .	Vertebral canal
14 .	Spinous process