Cervical vertebrae (C1–C7)
- Type
- Bone
- Japanese
- 頚椎
- Reading
- けいつい
- English
- Cervical vertebrae (C1–C7)
- Latin
- Vertebrae cervicales
- Also called
- Cervical vertebrae / Cervical spine
- Main functions
- Neck movement / Head rotation / Protection
Connections
Part of
Articulates with
Muscles arising here
Muscles inserting here
Includes
Connected by
Articles
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- Cervical Vertebrae: The 7 Vertebrae, Related Muscles and Nerves
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- Scalene muscles (anterior, middle, posterior): attachments, actions and the structures in the interscalene space
- Trapezius muscle: upper, middle and lower fibres, origin, insertion and action
- Longus capitis: prevertebral muscle from cervical spine to occiput
- Longus capitis: position, action and nerve supply in 3D
- Iliocostalis cervicis: position and action of the neck erector spinae
- Splenius cervicis: origin, insertion and action
- Spine Basics: How Many Vertebrae, Structure, Functions, and Terminology Explained with 3D Anatomy
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