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What is a cervical vertebrae?

April 26, 2017cervical vertebrae

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What is a cervical vertebrae?

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A back bone. A cervical vertebrae is one of the first seven vertebrae of the vertebral column. The first cervical vertebrae are known as the atlas and the axis respectively. While cervical vertebrae have all the common fetures of a vertebrae they also contain transvese froamen which help in distiguishing them form the other types of vertebrae. The foramen in their transverse process is for an important blood vessel.